Stayaway

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A political protest in which participants do not attend their place of work.
  2. 2
    One who avoids or stays away.
  3. 3
    One who does not attend something, such as a sports match.

    "The stayaways missed a goal feast, as Liverpool's Fernando Torres scored a hat trick in the first 17 minutes."

Example

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"The stayaways missed a goal feast, as Liverpool's Fernando Torres scored a hat trick in the first 17 minutes."

Etymology

Deverbal from stay away.

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