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perp walks

perp walks is the plural of perp walk.

Meaning of perp walk

Noun

perp walk (plural perp walks)

  1. (US, idiomatic) The intentional public display before news cameras of a person in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the effectiveness of the authorities, or shaming the person.
    • ... as well-dressed masters of the universe did the ritualized perp walk with their expensive Armani suit jackets draped over their handcuffs.1980, Paul Fussell, Abroad - British Literary Traveling Between the Wars, page 114

Questions about perp walks

What is perp walks the plural of?
Perp walks is the plural of perp walk.

Words near perp walks in the dictionary

  1. peroxytrifluoroacetic acid
  2. peroxyvanadate
  3. peroxyvanadates
  4. perp
  5. perp walk
  6. perp walks
  7. perp-walk
  8. perp-walked
  9. perp-walking
  10. perp-walks
  11. perp.

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