Meaning of dead man walking | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A condemned prisoner walking to a death chamber or other place of execution.
2. Someone who is soon to die.
3. Someone who is about to face an unavoidable loss (though the person may not realize it).
   figuratively
4. A multivortex tornado typically appearing in the form of a human figure walking.
   slang

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Examples

“It was Percy Wetmore who ushered Coffey onto the block⟳, with the supposedly traditional cry⟳ of “Dead man walking! Dead man walking here!””

“"So, arrest me," Cummings said. "The fuck do I care? I'm a dead man walking."”

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