walkaway

[ wawk-uh-wey ]
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noun
  1. an easy victory or conquest.

  2. a patient or inmate who escapes from an institution by walking away when not being supervised or guarded.

Origin of walkaway

1
First recorded in 1885–90; noun use of verb phrase walk away

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British Dictionary definitions for walk away

walk away

verb(intr, adverb)
  1. to leave, esp callously and disregarding someone else's distress

  2. walk away with to achieve or win easily

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