tearaway
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of tearaway
First recorded in 1825–35; adj., noun use of verb phrase tear away
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She had always been a tearaway, her stepmother said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2022
"I tried to sort myself out. If I carry on doing this, I'll end up being a tearaway and that's not what I want to be."
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2022
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
In some ways it’s hard to connect this engaging, articulate man sipping a macchiato in Le Pain Quotidien with the tearaway hippy child running wild, free of shoes and boundaries, in India.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2018
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