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AWOL

(originally, _, military) Absent without official leave (permission).

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(originally, _, military) Absent without official leave (permission).

The Army had a lot of AWOL soldiers.
Origin: , originally used in the United States military. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “✍️ Extortion of troops, physical violence, and over a hundred soldiers gone AWOL in a single month. Ukraine's 58th Motorized Brigade is in the spotlight — and the cleanup has already begun. Read all details ⬇️ militaryland.net/article/the-...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “//Part of the reason I've been so selective with shipping is due to being stuck when another handler goes AWOL or goes meh about one of their characters. I feel like you need to have an agreement "If one of us dips, the other can just carte blanche use the other's character"”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “this. But this is Sale by Awol Nation.”

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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(military) A person who holds AWOL status.

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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(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.

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