Definition of 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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LPT	Definitions include: acronym for "life protip".
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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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sweet action	Definitions include: Comment said after someone else says something that is cool.
tongue action	Definitions include: tongue used during a French kiss.
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ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
all in	Definitions include: involving everyone or everything.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
an ice cube's chance in hell	Definitions include: no chance.
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back in the saddle	Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing.
baked-in	Definitions include: included.
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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miss me	Definitions include: Avoidance
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