1. a reckless or unruly person, especially a young person who behaves wildly
Usage: British informal

1. designed to be easily removed by tearing

Examples

• The teenage tearaway was constantly getting into trouble at school.
• His parents worried about their son becoming a tearaway.
• The tearaway label made it easy to remove the price tag.
• She pulled off the tearaway portion of the ticket stub.
• The tearaway pants allowed the basketball player to quickly change uniforms.
• The young tearaway rode his motorcycle recklessly through the streets.