walk-offn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːk ɒf/, U.S.

/ˈwɔk ˌɔf/,

/ˈwɑk ˌɑf/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to walk off at walk v. Phrasal verbs 1.

Etymology: < to walk off at walk v. Phrasal verbs 1.

1. The act of walking away from a workplace, sports field, etc., to initiate a protest or strike. Also: a strike or protest. Cf. walkout n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > [noun] > going away in protest or disapproval

walk-off1920

walkout1927

1920 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 11 July 18/1 (headline) Strike of towboat men still a rumor. No walkoff has yet taken place and no orders are received.

1951 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 13 June 5/1 (heading) Walkoff grows at new atomic plant.

1971 Guardian Weekly 10 Apr. 6 The 22 Springbok cricketers..held a walk-off at Newlands Ground here yesterday in protest against apartheid in cricket.

2006 T. Sheridan Australia's own Cold War ii. v. 118 Spontaneous walk-offs in protest against Roach's jail sentence..were applauded by most branches but in Melbourne the branch fined the 323 involved.

2. Theatre. The action of walking off a stage or a scene in a film.In quot. 2006 as a protest.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] > exit from stage

exit1598

walk-off1936

1936 N. Coward Red Peppers in To-night at 8.30 I. 85 Their exit consists of a neat walk off together, one behind the other, with their telescopes under their arms.

1970 Time 5 Jan. 51 The walk-off is the bittersweet image by which..Chaplin wishes to be remembered.

2006 New Musical Express (Nexis) 12 June Guns N' Roses took the stage half an hour early, but Rose easily made up the time in a series of sensational walk-offs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	walk-off
释义	walk-offn. Brit. /ˈwɔːk ɒf/, U.S. /ˈwɔk ˌɔf/, /ˈwɑk ˌɑf/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to walk off at walk v. Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to walk off at walk v. Phrasal verbs 1. 1. The act of walking away from a workplace, sports field, etc., to initiate a protest or strike. Also: a strike or protest. Cf. walkout n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > [noun] > going away in protest or disapproval walk-off1920 walkout1927 1920 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 11 July 18/1 (headline) Strike of towboat men still a rumor. No walkoff has yet taken place and no orders are received. 1951 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 13 June 5/1 (heading) Walkoff grows at new atomic plant. 1971 Guardian Weekly 10 Apr. 6 The 22 Springbok cricketers..held a walk-off at Newlands Ground here yesterday in protest against apartheid in cricket. 2006 T. Sheridan Australia's own Cold War ii. v. 118 Spontaneous walk-offs in protest against Roach's jail sentence..were applauded by most branches but in Melbourne the branch fined the 323 involved. 2. Theatre. The action of walking off a stage or a scene in a film.In quot. 2006 as a protest. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] > exit from stage exit1598 walk-off1936 1936 N. Coward Red Peppers in To-night at 8.30 I. 85 Their exit consists of a neat walk off together, one behind the other, with their telescopes under their arms. 1970 Time 5 Jan. 51 The walk-off is the bittersweet image by which..Chaplin wishes to be remembered. 2006 New Musical Express (Nexis) 12 June Guns N' Roses took the stage half an hour early, but Rose easily made up the time in a series of sensational walk-offs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1920
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