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Meaning of DOA | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Initialism of dead on arrival.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
  2. Initialism of defective on arrival.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

Equivalents

Português doa doa

Examples

“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”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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