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A Runner 

A person who runs off stage after Maury reads the DNA test results! When Maury says: "You ARE NOT the father!", women become Runners to the right stage exit. When Maury says: "You ARE the father!", men become Runners to the left stage exit.
Sholanda is still trying to find her daughter's father with the help of the Maury show. She has tested 17 different men, and 17 different times she's been a Runner!
A Runner by talk2me-JCH2 January 28, 2017

did a runner

To get out of a sticky situation, place or environment.
When Jack found out Jill was pregnant, he did a runner!

doing a runner 

Leaving a place to avoid a difficult/unpleasant situation or to avoid paying for something.
"Where's Bill?"
"He's doing a runner mate."
doing a runner by A231 November 7, 2017

do a runner

Common aussie slang. Used when referring to someone who has left their current duties without the courtesy to inform their colleague/s.

Can also be used to refer to someone who has to flee an unexpected situation.
- "The cops were onto Dazza and he is no where to be found, he must a had a do a runner."-
do a runner by Auzziebogan November 20, 2013

Pull a runner

Legit what it means.

Pulling a runner means running away from something, like your problems, debts, cocaine debts, and Mr. Escobar's henchmen.
Pablo Escobar: One of our clients pulled a runner, go get him.

''I had to pull a runner from that party, some drunks attacked me.''

A runner 

A girl/boy who quits or a big cryer
Girl
"I quit!"
Boy
"You're a runner"
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Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
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