Dead man walking

An employee who has given two weeks notice and is liable to cause all sorts of trouble for the business.

"Johnny is supposed to work tonight but he's a dead man walking so who knows. If he does show watch him like a hawk, and make sure he's not poaching our staff.

by Andytait88 February 16, 2017

dead mans corner

The position in a game of big money 'Chase The Ace' in which the poor feckin eejit has an upturned King to his left and an Ace is hotfootin' it his way.

The other players are observing the ace being passed around faster that herpes, and the upturned king is ending all hope for the poor sap, all together now; 'Dead Mans Corner!, Dead Mans Corner!'

by gypmaster June 14, 2007

dead man walking

In poker - when a player is drawing dead and has no chance of winning the hand.

Even though Rex had quad Aces on the turn, Randy had drawn a Royal Flush, so Rex was a dead man walking.

by Catch63 November 22, 2006

dead man's hand

the act of masturbating with a numb hand, preferrably after sitting on the desired hand.

"hey joony, i did the dead man's hand yesterday"
"did it really feel like a handjob?"

by destroyer of memes April 15, 2015

Dead man tired

So tired you are unable to move and appear to be deceased to the naked eye.

I pulled an all nighter last night and now I am dead man tired.

by Humanbean201513 November 18, 2018

dead man working

The guy everyone knows is gonna get fired and everyone quietly ignores for fear of getting on the bosses' bad sides, even if he's a great guy.

I was gonna invite Joe to lunch with us, but then I remembered. He's basically Dead Man Working right now. Not worth risking it.

Janine's leaving early again?
She's only got a week left. Dead Man Working. No point kissing up, now.

Phil's getting called in to the Manager's Office. Third time this month.
Uh-oh. Dead Man Working.

by GavinLestrade January 25, 2014

dead man walking

a person who has seen & experienced many harsh things & situations, causing them to be resilient & appear emotionally numb, anhedonic, & expressionless, resembling someone who is dead

also used to described a person who has faced death but refuses to die

yo have you seen thomas after that car accident happened he’s like a dead man walking

my doctor told my family i wasn't supposed to wake up from my coma, im a dead man walking

by johnblay7756 May 31, 2023