What is WO?
WO is the acronym for the English word walkover.
This term is quite famous for being used in the sports world. The WO is the attribution of a victory given to a particular team or individual competitor when the opposing team is unable to compete or when there are no opponents.
This can occur in several situations: when there is no minimum number of people required for an activity, disqualification, failure to present a team at the established date and time, and so on.
The term has become popular in football and other sports, however it can also be applied in other areas that involve competition, such as elections.
In soccer, WO is when a team does not present with a minimum of players (7 players) or if during the game, they get injured or are expelled, the team can also lose by WO.
In horse races, there may also be a WO, when it happens to have only one competitor, but by rules, the horse needs to drop and reach the finish line.
WO stands for Official Wrapper
WO stands for Walk Out
WO stands for Walk Over
There are other possible meanings for the acronym WO, but all with meanings similar to “easy win,” such as “without opponent”, which means “walk over”.
Other Meanings of WO
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| WO | Official Wrapper |
| WO | Walk Out |
| WO | Walk Over |
| WO | Walkabout Orthosis |
| WO | War Office |
| WO | Warning Order |
| WO | Warrant Officer |
| WO | Wash Out |
| WO | Washington Office |
| WO | Waste Operation |
| WO | Watch Officer |
| WO | Water Outlet |
| WO | Weapons Officer |
| WO | Weather Office |
| WO | Week Of |
| WO | Welsh Office |
| WO | Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs |
| WO | Wide-Open |
| WO | Wideout |
| WO | Wife Of |
| WO | Wilfully Obscure |
| WO | Willimantic Orchestra |
| WO | Wimborne Orchestra |
| WO | Windham Orchestra |
| WO | Wipe Out |
| WO | Wipe-Off |
| WO | Without |
| WO | Women’s Ordination |
| WO | Work Order |
| WO | Work Output |
| WO | Workout |
| WO | Workstation Operator |
| WO | World Airways, Inc |
| WO | Written Off |
| WO | Written Out |