I. ˈā-ˌwȯl, ˌā-ˌdə-bəl-yu̇-ˌō-ˈel adjective or adverb
Usage: sometimes not capitalized
Etymology: a bsent w ith o ut l eave
Date: 1918
: absent without leave ; broadly : absent often without notice or permission
the place looked as if its caretaker had been AWOL for some time — Daniel Ford
II. noun
Usage: sometimes not capitalized
Date: 1918
: a person who is AWOL