tear-up en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK, slang) A fight; a scrap.
We'd give him a bit of verbal, out would come the bouncers, chucking their weight about, and it would all end in a right tear-up.
2013, Lenny McLean, The Guv'nor:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tear-ups | Number=Plur | lexicographic |