Used to describe a situation where an electronic device, electrical component, or other functional piece of equipment is purchased secondhand (or in semi rare cases, purchased new) online or in person, only for the consumer to discover that said item was broken or rendered non-functional.
"I bought two of these SSDs, because the first one was DOA. In case you don't know, DOA means dead on arrival, and that's not nice."
by Buttered Quayle February 15, 2023
“Casper gave me a ghostly arrival that only he could issue. His cold, dead hands slapped my bottom like a tea towel hitting a bluebottle.....”
by Dick Rasch July 30, 2018
by Rory Graham April 04, 2016