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tear-up
tear-up n.
Brit. 
/ˈtɛːrʌp/
, /ˈtɛːrʌp/U.S. /ˈtɛrˌəp/
an uprooting; a violent removal ( Cent. Dict. 1891); also (slang), the action or an instance of tearing up; a spell of wild, destructive behaviour; a mêlée; in Jazz, a lively, rousing performance (cf. tear v.1 3g)./ˈtɛrˌəp/ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > reckless or riotous > instance of
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society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > a performance > [noun] > lively performance
tear-up1886
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > [noun] > violent > instance of
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1886 H. Baumann Londinismen 206/2 Tear-up.., feine(s) Geschäft.
1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 339/2 ‘What is it this time?’.. ‘Only a tear up’... Among the readers of the St. James's Gazette there may be some who are unacquainted with the accepted method of obtaining a fresh outfit among the casual poor.
1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 340/1 At his feet, in a heap on the floor, lay some filthy rags,..the remnants of what had recently been his garments... The heap was the result of the tear up.
1958 S. Race in P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz x. 125 Max Kaminsky..and of course Bunny Berigan all took turns to roughen up that smooth ensemble.., with the historic Berigan tear-ups especially welcome.
1964 E. Parr Grafters All xiii. 151 He enters an orgy of crime, more commonly known as ‘having a tear-up’.
1974 J. McVicar McVicar i. iii. 62 I decided to have a tear-up.
1982 New Society 9 Dec. 422/2 We've had a tear-up with the police.
1983 Listener 9 June 35/3 The music is not the tear-up associated with jazz at the Phil.
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