perp-walk
perp-walk verb: to take (someone) for a perp walk.
Verb
perp-walk (third-person singular simple present perp-walks, present participle perp-walking, simple past and past participle perp-walked)
- To take (someone) for a perp walk.
- There on CNN is Jeff Hernandez, a friend of ours, being perp-walked out of his house in Woodside by federal agents.2007, Fake Steve Jobs [pseudonym; Daniel Lyons], chapter 5, in oPtion$: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs: A Parody, [Cambridge, Mass.]: Da Capo Press, →ISBN, page 27
- She wove through the busy students toward him, snagging his arm and all but perp-walking him outside to the front of the bakeshop.2009, Karen Sandler, chapter 8, in The Family He Wanted (Special Edition; 1968), New York, N.Y.: Silhouette Books, →ISBN, pages 107–108
Forms of perp-walk
| third-person singular present | perp-walks |
|---|---|
| present participle | perp-walking |
| past participle | perp-walked |
| past | perp-walked |
Origin of perp-walk
Denominal verb of perp walk.
Questions about perp-walk
- What does perp-walk mean?
- Perp-walk means to take (someone) for a perp walk.
- What part of speech is perp-walk?
- Perp-walk is a verb.
- What is the past tense of perp-walk?
- The past tense of perp-walk is perp-walked.
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