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last meal

last meal noun: a final meal that a prisoner may choose before being executed.

Noun

last meal (plural last meals)

  1. A final meal that a prisoner may choose before being executed.
    • Inmate Arthur Dennis Rutherford, who was executed in Florida on October 18, 2006, enjoyed a last meal of fried catfish, fried green tomatoes, fried eggplant, hush puppies, and sweet tea.2007, Lee Lofland, Howdunit Book of Police Procedure and Investigation: A Guide for Writers
    • Heathers: the Musical - Dead Girl Walking
      Cuz Heather says I gotsta go / You're my last meal on death row / Shut your mouth, and lose them tighty-whities!

Forms of last meal

plurallast meals

Questions about last meal

What does last meal mean?
Last meal means a final meal that a prisoner may choose before being executed.
What part of speech is last meal?
Last meal is a noun.
What is the plural of last meal?
The plural of last meal is last meals.

Words near last meal in the dictionary

  1. last kilometre
  2. last kilometres
  3. last known good
  4. last last
  5. last man standing
  6. last meal
  7. last meals
  8. last men standing
  9. Last Messenger
  10. last mile
  11. last mile school

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