DOA

American  

Or D.O.A.

1. dead on arrival.

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DOA British  

abbreviation

1. dead on arrival

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Usage

What does DOA mean? DOA stands for dead on arrival. Outside of law enforcement and hospitals, DOA is used figuratively for a hopeless situation or something doomed from the start.How is DOA pronounced?[ dee-oh-ey ]

Example Sentences

Nothing is careless about “The Pitt”—when a biker arrives, DOA, a few episodes later, you know people are thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal

“FDA has been disregarding the law by permitting these long-established carcinogens to be added to food,” Maria Doa, senior director for chemicals policy at Environmental Defense Fund, said in a statement to Quality Assurance.

From Salon

The three other gals — Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor and Isabela Merced — well, they were clearly cast for a potential future standalone film, which has to be DOA at this point.

From Los Angeles Times

Doa, the former EPA scientist who worked at the agency for three decades, said she had never known the EPA to misidentify a source of pollution in a consent order.

From Salon

When Doa first saw the 1-in-4 cancer risk for the jet fuel, she thought it must have been a typo.

From Salon