DOA
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7.3
- adjective
- /diː oʊ eɪ/
- Jargon
- The computer I ordered arrived DOA, so I had to return it immediately.
Examples
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Reviews porting shortly after its launch, and many declared the Gear DOA, citing a general lack of usefulness.
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So to say that's DOA because it's too much money, that's a false argument, right?
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Blase: "Look, Mikey likes it... but why is he frowning, and is that a little tear in the corner of his eye for the Hoopster... or maybe a new rip tat (since one of the boys is doa?)"
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After the storm, several appliances were found to be DOA, unusable since they had been damaged during delivery.
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The new gaming console was reported as DOA by many users who received it in the mail.
Synonyms
69
3.9
Having a fault that makes something not work properly
57
2.1
Not working so you cannot use it, like a machine or toilet
20
4.7
Something that fails to work or please people
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7.5
A condition where something cannot be used
A situation when a machine or system cannot work as it should
Antonyms
How Functional
Surface Forms
Etymology
DOA comes from the phrase 'dead on arrival', first used for people who were already dead when they reached the hospital. By extension, people use DOA for things that arrive 'dead', meaning already broken or not working.