Definition of be MIA

MIA

adjective

acronym for "missing in action". Though the term has military origins, it is also used to simply imply that a person hasn't been seen in some period of time.
She's been MIA since the bar last night.
- See more words with the same meaning: acronyms (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: lost, missing, misplaced.
- See more words with the same meaning: military (related to).
Last edited on Mar 21 2011. Submitted by LJ from Jesup, GA, USA on Jul 30 2004.

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A/S/L/R	Definitions include: see ASLR.
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action item	Definitions include: an item on a "to do" list.
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bald man in a boat	Definitions include: clitoris.
barge in	Definitions include: to intrude.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
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hit-or-miss	Definitions include: governed by chance.
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