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AWOL

[pronounced as initials or ey-wawl, ey-wol]

–adjective, adverb

1.	away from military duties without permission, but without the intention of deserting.

–noun

2.	a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.

—Idiom

go AWOL,

a.	to depart from military duty without leave.

b.	to absent oneself without explanation.

Also, awol, A.W.O.L., a.w.o.l.

Origin:
1915–20; A(bsent) W(ith)o(ut) L(eave)

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Cultural Dictionary

go AWOL [(aye-wahl)]

To take unauthorized time off from work, school, or other duties: “Let's go AWOL and catch a baseball game this afternoon.” AWOL is an acronym for “absent without leave [permission].” The term originated with the military during World War I.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary

AWOL [e ˈdəblæju ˈo ˈɛl] or [ˈewɑl]

mod.
absent without leave; escaped from prison or from the military. (Acronym or initialism.) : If I don't get back to the base, they're going to think I'm AWOL.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Main Entry: AWOL
Pronunciation: 'A-"wol, 'A-"d&-b&l-"yü-"O-'el
Function: abbreviation
absent without leave

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