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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:
  • 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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