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DOA
adjective
mainly USuk /ˌdiː.əʊˈeɪ/ us /ˌdiː.oʊˈeɪ/
abbreviation for dead on arrival: already dead at the time of arriving at a place, especially a hospital:
He was declared DOA.
The soldier was pronounced DOA at the medical facility.
abbreviation for dead on arrival: (of a plan, idea, etc.) certain to fail:
His tax plan appears to be DOA.
According to Armstrong, the bill is DOA.
The first ambulance to respond initially designated him DOA.
That means our agenda would be endangered if not DOA.
No one is ready to declare it DOA.
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