Basic Trope: A female character is identified as a tomboy due to wearing a tanktop.
- Straight: Alice wears a tanktop and hangs with the guys.
- Exaggerated: The majority of girls on the show wear tanktops to indicate that they are tomboys.
- Downplayed: Alice is a Tomboy with a Girly Streak who is fond of wearing sports bras (which are somewhat like a mix of midriffs and tank tops).
- Justified:
- Alice feels that Sleeves Are for Wimps.
- Tank Tops are often correlated with jocks and athletic activity.
- Inverted:
- Alice wears a tanktop and is a Girly Girl.
- Alice wears a Badass Longcoat.
- Gender-Inverted:
- Bob wears a tanktop and is a Manly Man.
- Bob wears a frilly shirt and is a feminine guy.
- Subverted: We have heard that Alice wears a tanktop, but when we first see her, she's wearing a T-shirt.
- Double Subverted: She normally wears tank tops. She just ran out of tanktops to wear.
- Parodied: Alice puts on a tanktop, and immediately turns into a tomboy.
- Zig Zagged: Sometimes, Alice wears tanktops, but she sometimes wears other clothes.
- Averted: Alice is a tomboy, but doesn't particularly wear a tanktop.
- Enforced: "Tomboys wearing tanktops is quite appealing. I'll have Alice wear one."
- Lampshaded: "Hey, have you noticed that the tomboys wear tanktops?"
- Invoked: Alice starts wearing tanktops after she becomes a tomboy.
- Exploited: Alice wears a tanktop to fool people into thinking she's a tomboy.
- Defied: "Just because I'm a tomboy, doesn't mean I have to wear a tanktop!"
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
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