ABSENCE, ABSENT
ADJECTIVES
..825 — WANE absent, lacking, deficient → obs.
1721 — ABSENTANEOUS done in absence; pert. to absence (Bk.)
..19C — NASHED said of a person who is gone → sl.
.M19 — MINUS absent → sl.
1898 — ABSTENT absent → Sc.
..L19 — OFF THE RESERVATION absent, away → US sl.
1942 — ACK WILLIE — ACK WILLY absent without leave → Aust. sl.
1968 — ZONED — ZONED OUT mentally absent → US sl.
1972 — OUT TO LUNCH absent, unavailable → sl.
1980 — OUT OF SOMEONE’S FACE absent, away → Black British sl.
NOUNS
..888 — WANE absence of; want, lack, shortage → obs.
1480 — WANT absence; the fact that a person is not present → obs.
1520 — ABSENTY absence → obs.
1599 — ABSENCY absence → obs.
1600 — ABSENTMENT an absenting oneself; a withdrawal or staying away → obs.
.M18 — LAND SECURITY unauthorized absence → sl.
1800 — ABSENTATION an absenting oneself
NOUNS, PERSON
1425 — ABSENT an absentee; one who is absent → obs.
1976 — GHOST an absentee, someone who has opted out of normal social life → US students’ sl.
PHRASES
1812 — MR NASH IS CONCERNED used of someone who is absent, having run off → sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1375 — FAULT to be absent or wanting → obs.
1435 — WANT to be absent or missing; to be a defaulter → obs.
1746 — LACK to be absent, esp. from home; to loiter → Eng. dial.
1783 — PLAY OFF to absent oneself or escape from some responsibility without adequate excuse → Amer. dial.
1831 — SNAP to absent oneself from without permission; to skip a class → Amer. dial.
..L19 — SAG to be illicitly absent from work → Brit. sl.
..20C — GET OUT OF THE RAIN to absent oneself when there’s likely to be any trouble → sl.
1900 — BLITZ to absent oneself from a class or an examination; to cut a class → US students’ sl.
1904 — SCARCIFY to absent oneself, to make oneself scarce → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1915 — CHUCK A DUMMY to be absent; to feign a fainting fit to get out of duty or get sympathy → World War I Amer. usage
1969 — TAKE OUT to absent oneself from work or school; to quit a job → Amer. dial.