Frog-march
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Frog marching refers to the practice of forcibly transporting a suspect or prisoner through a public place, up to and including carrying him/her by the limbs, causing them to be splayed in such a fashion that the person resembles a frog. Unlike the similar term perp walk, which refers to a less forcible transport of a prisoner (who often moves under his own power), the term frog march is used when the prisoner is forcibly moved.
Sometimes, frog-marching is necessary to transport prisoners who are uncooperative or intoxicated. However, it is often alleged that many frog-marches are unnecessary, as they are often intended to primarily humiliate the prisoner.
The term achieved a great deal of public currency in October 2003, when Joseph Wilson, outraged that someone in the Bush Administration had allegedly leaked the to the press the fact that his wife Valerie Plame was an undercover CIA operative (effectively ending her career), stated that he would love to see Karl Rove "frog-marched out of the White House".
- a variation in Australia: to hustle someone forward, after seizing from behind and pinning the arms or seizing by the scruff of the neck and the back of the trousers From the web - http://www.artistwd.com/joyzine/australia/strine/f-3.php
[edit] See also
- Leap frog (game, imitating jumping frog movement)
