Meaning of tear-ass | Babel Free

Definitions

To move extremely quickly; to rush.

US, informal, vulgar

Examples

“Kittenplan tells Ingersoll to write⟳ his congressman about it and over LaMont Chu’s pleas for reasoned discussion takes several more theoretically valuable warheads out of the industrial-solvent bucket and gets truly serious about hitting Ingersoll, moving steadily east across Nigeria and Chad, causing Ingersoll to run⟳ due north across the courts’ map at impressive speed⟳, abandoning IRLIBSYR’s ammo-bucket and tear-assing up through Siberia crying Foul.”

“If this were New York City, we'd have⟳ jumped in a cab and tear-assed down the Grand Central Parkway straight to JFK. But there aren't a lot of high-speed getaway options in Venice. A gondola would have⟳ been romantic but not too smart.”

“Here is how Jack Reacher and Susan Turner deal⟳ with their problems: Run⟳ run⟳ run⟳ run⟳ run⟳. The first half of the film is overstuffed with shots of Cruise and Smulders tear-assing over field and dale, karate chopping the air in front of them with each stride⟳ so you can tell⟳ they're military.”

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