tearaway
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of tearaway
First recorded in 1825–35; adj., noun use of verb phrase tear away
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Several Indian pacers have arrived on the scene as tearaway quicks, only to settle into the "medium-fast" category as the years go by.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024
“Today is / 23 / Thursday / April” reads a tearaway calendar on the wall.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
The memoir charts Tricky’s unlikely rise from young Bristol tearaway to one of British music’s most creative visionaries.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2019
It involved finding a stunt double for himself via Backstage Casting and making a tearaway suit jacket by hand.
From The Verge ● Oct. 3, 2018
“Duterte Harry” portrays him as the tearaway son of the governor of the province of Davao, whose upbringing was unusual but privileged.
From Economist ● Jun. 21, 2018
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