DOA
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English
Adjective
DOA (not comparable)
- Initialism of dead on arrival.
- 1995, “I'll Be There for You”, performed by The Rembrandts:
- Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A.
- 1997, “Mo Money Mo Problems”, in Life After Death, performed by The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Ma$e and Diddy:
- Mess around, be D.O.A., be on your way / 'Cause it ain't enough time here
- Initialism of defective on arrival.