tearaway
See also: tear away
English
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edit- IPA(key): /ˈtɛəɹəweɪ/
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Noun
edittearaway (plural tearaways)
- (informal, chiefly British, derogatory) An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.
- 2009, Peter Doherty, “Sheepskin Tearaway”, in Grace/Wastelands:
- She opened her heart / To a tearaway (sheepskin tearaway) / Was covered with scars / And full of heroin
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editimpetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead
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