When two or more people are next to a person forcing that person to go in the direction they want them to.
According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_march
"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."
According to Wikionary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_march
"Alternative spellings
frogmarch
frog-march
Etymology: Originated circa 1871, from the resemblance of the target to a splayed-out frog.
Transitive verb: to frog march
To carry a person face-down with one person holding each limb.
To forcibly relocate a person, especially in a degrading or humiliating manner.
Noun: frog march
The process of frog-marching a person. "
2006-11-09 18:39:51
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answered by Dan S 7
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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
2006-11-10 05:14:21
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answered by Mags 3
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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.
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2006-11-10 02:39:01
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answered by mal69e 2
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Frog marched means to forcibly move a prisoner through a public place.
2006-11-10 02:35:51
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answered by William G 1
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You know, I've heard this before, too, but I don't know what it means, either. So I looked it up on Wikipedia.
It's the forcible march of a prisoner.
2006-11-10 02:41:14
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answered by Anonymous
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