stayaway

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noun

A political protest in which participants do not attend their place of work.

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Meanings

nounstayaway (plural stayaways)

plural stayaways

  1. A political protest in which participants do not attend their place of work.
  2. One who avoids or stays away.
  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.

    2009 June 15, “Empty seats abound at Cup opener”, in Toronto Star

Origin

Deverbal from stay away.

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APA

stayaway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stayaway

MLA

“stayaway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stayaway. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stayaway,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stayaway.

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