tearaway
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈtɛrəˌweɪ/
- UK
:
chico problemático
- Oh, Lachy, you know, I was a bit of a tearaway when I was your age too.
Then it got broken up by my mum who probably thought I was a tearaway and she clearly knew he did not want to kiss me.
- Then it got broken up by my mum who probably thought I was a tearaway and she clearly knew he did not want to kiss me.
Examples
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Know anybody who'd wanna buy a tearaway dress?
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Once upon a time, there was a little tearaway called Alice.
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Though, in truth, he was so proud of his tearaway child.
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Right little tearaway he was.
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I was always a bit of a tearaway, you know.
Fiction book (1998) -
I am the guy with the tearaway face...
Fiction book (1993) -
Then it got broken up by my mum who probably thought I was a tearaway and she clearly knew he did not want to kiss me.
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Also waiting up are the eight-week-old tearaways next door, Butch and Bruiser.
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As a teenager, Jake was known as a real tearaway, always getting into trouble with his friends.
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The neighborhood watched with concern as the tearaway raced down the street on his bike, ignoring traffic signs.
How Reckless
- Offensive
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7.6
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6.1
- UK
1
9.5
- Offensive
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4.1
658
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tearaway comes from tear ('to rush') plus away, meaning someone who breaks away from rules or calm behaviour. So a tearaway person is someone who 'rushes away' from caution — often a young, wild, or trouble-making person.