tearaway
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tearaway
- /ˈtɛəɹəweɪ/
Where it comes from
From tear + away.
noun tearaways
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An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.
She opened her heart / To a tearaway (sheepskin tearaway) / Was covered with scars / And full of heroin
Similar: tearabout
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noun impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead
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Talk about this word "tearaway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tearaway. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tearaway. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tearaway "tearaway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tearaway.
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@misc{tearaway_2026,
title = {tearaway},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tearaway},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
