AWOL

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See also: awol, a.w.o.l., and A.W.O.L.

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Etymology

Acronym of absent without official leave, originally used in the United States military.

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Adjective

AWOL (not comparable)

  1. (originally military) Absent without official leave (permission).
    The Army had a lot of AWOL soldiers.

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Noun

AWOL (plural AWOLs)

  1. (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.
  2. (military) A person who holds AWOL status.
  3. (by extension) Somebody who is absent without permission.
  4. (figuratively) Someone or something missing.

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