ALL meanings of dead man walking
dead man walk·ing
D d - noun dead man walking a condemned man walking from his prison cell to a place of execution 3
- noun dead man walking any person in a doomed or untenable situation, esp one about to lose his or her job 3
- noun dead man walking A condemned prisoner walking to a death chamber or other place of execution. 0
- noun dead man walking Someone who is soon to die. 0
- noun dead man walking Someone who is about to face an unavoidable loss (though the person may not realize it). When used in this way it is a metaphor comparing this loss to dying. 0