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tearaway

[ tair-uh-wey ]

adjective

  1. designed to be easily separated or opened by tearing:

    a box with a tearaway seal.



noun

  1. British. a wild, reckless person.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tearaway1

First recorded in 1825–35; adj., noun use of verb phrase tear away
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Example Sentences

When Lorelai rips off Lane’s tearaway wedding skirt and Zach crows, “My wife’s got legs!”

From Vox

The bad luck for McCain is that by now the electorate can see that Obama is anything but a tearaway.

I say, Fred, I've backed 'Tearaway,' would you have me hedge off?

Tearaway was practically an unknown quantity and Picton decided she should not run in public before September.

He had won many races during the time he had been at Haverton, but vowed no such flier had been in his hands as Tearaway.

Fred saw this, and giving Tearaway a hint she raced up alongside the Cup horse.

He knew Tearaway's speed was something abnormal; in his opinion nothing could stand against it.

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