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To: C19fan

Never heard of “tearaway” before.

I blame the parent at least 75%.


8 posted on 07/18/2025 3:36:00 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Same here! I just googled “tearaway British slang” and got “rebellious and unruly or reckless young person”.


17 posted on 07/18/2025 4:22:21 AM PDT by quilterdebbie (We will endeavor to persevere!)
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To: MayflowerMadam

I think it means those pranksters come from “Far Tearaway,” the neighborhood next door to “Far Rockaway” in the Bronx.


32 posted on 07/18/2025 6:12:16 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Diversity is our Strength” just doesn’t carry the same message as “Death from Above”s)
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