no-show vs runaway

no-show

noun
  • A person or group that does not show up. 

  • An absence; failure to show up or to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or a place of employment. 

verb
  • To fail to show up for something. 

runaway

noun
  • A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions. 

  • An overwhelming victory. 

  • An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium. 

  • A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control. 

  • The act of running away, especially of a horse or teams. 

adj
  • Having escaped from the control of the rider or driver. 

  • Unchecked; rampant. 

  • Having run away; escaped; fugitive. 

  • Deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc. 

  • Accelerating out of control. 

  • Easily won, as a contest. 

  • Pertaining to or accomplished by running away or eloping. 

How often have the words no-show and runaway occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )