go AWOL

to become absent without leave. (Originally military.) Private Smith went AWOL last Wednesday. Now he's in a military prison. Tom went AWOL and finally we had to fire him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fu	-	Chinese
Alma (2)	-	Hebrew
Culver	['kʌlvə]
Alis	-	Welsh
Chase	[tʃeis]
Yewande	-	Western African, Yoruba