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