# midnight run

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An unannounced departure from a teaching job at a school in Korea (or rarely elsewhere), in which a teacher leaves the job or country without warning, typically to escape abusive working conditions.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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