Per trap, a female character who looks or acts male. Most likely also dresses like a male, although unlike mere crossdressing the character is assumed by others to be male until demonstrated otherwise.

As a rule of thumb, if you can correctly tell the gender with complete certainty from the thumbnail alone, it's not a reverse trap.

Often indicated on Pixiv by the 男装 tag (disguising oneself as a man). See also tomboy, which may overlap.

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