doa

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Definition of doa

2 senses · 1 part of speech

adj

(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable)Initialism of dead on arrival.

“"You got a DOA here?" Sullivan asked leaving out the salutations, his eyes going to the ground in front of the patrol car, searching the shadows for the inevitable blanket-covered body.”
“Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A.”
“Mess around, be D.O.A., be on your way / 'Cause it ain't enough time here”

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adj

(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable)Initialism of dead on arrival.

“"You got a DOA here?" Sullivan asked leaving out the salutations, his eyes going to the ground in front of the patrol car, searching the shadows for the inevitable blanket-covered body.”
“Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A.”
“Mess around, be D.O.A., be on your way / 'Cause it ain't enough time here”
(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable)Initialism of defective on arrival.

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