walk-off

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wôkôf′, -of′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
walk-off  (wôkôf′, -of′),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. 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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