AWOL
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English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Acronym of absent without official leave, originally used in the United States military.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
AWOL (not comparable)
- (originally military) Absent without official leave (permission).
- The Army had a lot of AWOL soldiers.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
absent without permission
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Noun edit
AWOL (plural AWOLs)
- (military) Absence without proper authority from the properly appointed place of duty, or from unit, organization, or other place of duty at which one is required to be at the time prescribed.
- (military) A person who holds AWOL status.
- (by extension) Somebody who is absent without permission.
- (figuratively) Someone or something missing.
Synonyms edit
- (departure from military duty without permission): French leave; UA (“unauthorized absence”)
- (other departure without permission): French leave; no-call-no-show (chiefly business)
Translations edit
military: absence without proper authority
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generic: one who is absent without permission
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figuratively: someone or something missing
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