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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The deliberate escorting of an arrested suspect by police in front of reporters and news cameras, especially as a means of pressuring or humiliating the suspect.

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  • noun idiomatic, law enforcement The intentional public display before news cameras of someone in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the authorities' effectiveness, or shaming the person.

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  • Were you looking for peep walk?

    April 27, 2011

  • I wish.

    April 27, 2011

  • *shoos chickens off the page*

    April 27, 2011

  • I would like to go on a peep walk. I think it would make me squee like an anime girl.

    April 27, 2011

  • If a police officer sits the suspect down beforehand and assures him that everything will be fine, is that a pre-perp walk pep-talk?

    April 27, 2011

  • Wow, I can't even say that once, let alone 5 times fast.

    April 27, 2011

  • Could also be used to describe the shuffling movements of someone who failed to check for toilet paper before their commencement.

    January 6, 2023