tearaway

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tearaway

A young tearaway races his bicycle down the hill.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A reckless and impetuous person: A tearaway is an individual, typically young, who behaves in a wild, unruly, and often reckless manner, showing little regard for rules or consequences.

  2. Adjective (chiefly British):

    • Reckless, impetuous, unruly: Describes a person or their behavior as being characterized by impulsive, hasty, and uncontrolled actions.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • He was a real tearaway in his youth, always getting into trouble.
    • The teacher struggled to control the class tearaway.

  • Adjective:

    • He has a tearaway streak that worries his parents.
    • The film portrays the tearaway lifestyle of a group of teenagers.
Advanced Usage
  • The term often carries a connotation of youthful, energetic, but destructive or antisocial behavior.
  • It can be used with a tone of exasperation or, sometimes, a degree of grudging admiration for the person's boldness or energy.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tear (verb): To pull or rip apart. The noun is derived from the idea of "tearing away" from control or convention.
  • Hothead (noun): A person who acts impulsively and angrily.
  • Madcap (adjective/noun): Behaving in a wildly impulsive or reckless manner (similar to the adjectival use of ).
Synonyms
  • Noun: Hooligan, delinquent, ruffian, hothead, wild child.
  • Adjective: Reckless, impetuous, unruly, wild, impulsive, madcap.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • While itself is typically used as a standalone noun or adjective, it conceptually relates to idioms describing reckless behavior:
    • To live life in the fast lane: To live in a reckless and exciting way.
    • To throw caution to the wind: To act recklessly without worrying about the risks.
tearaway

A young tearaway races his bicycle down the hill.

Adjective
  1. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)
    • a hotheaded decision
    • liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
    • an impetuous display of spending and gambling
    • madcap escapades
Noun
  1. a reckless and impetuous person

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