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walk-off
(wôk′ôf′, -of′),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
- Informal Termsa person who escapes easily, esp. by walking away from a place of detention;
a walkaway:The guards rounded up the walk-offs from the prison farm.
- noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase walk off 1935–40
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