DOA

1.
dead on arrival.
Also, D.O.A.
British Dictionary definitions for DOA

DOA

abbreviation
1.
dead on arrival
Word Origin and History for DOA

also d.o.a., 1929, police slang abbreviation of dead on arrival.

DOA in Medicine

DOA abbr.

  1. dead on admission

  2. dead on arrival

Slang definitions & phrases for DOA

dead on arrival

adjective phrase

Invalid and rejected: The President's budget was dead on arrival even before it got to Congress (1980s+)


DOA

adjective

Dead on arrival

noun

: Don't risk being a DOA by driving drunk


DOA in Technology

jargon
Dead on arrival. A piece of hardware that has never worked.
(2000-12-19)

Related Abbreviations for DOA

DOA

  1. dead on arrival
  2. Department of Agriculture