walking wounded

walking wounded

 
noun
1.
casualties, as of a military conflict, who are wounded but ambulatory.
2.
Informal. persons who have been damaged or defeated psychologically or emotionally by their experiences in life.
Origin:
1915–20
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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walking wounded definition


  1. n.
    soldiers who are injured but still able to walk. (Standard English.) : Many of the walking wounded helped with the more seriously injured cases.
  2. n.
    a person who is injured—mentally or physically—and still able to go about daily life. : The outpatient clinic was filled with the walking wounded.
  3. n.
    stupid people in general. : Most of network programming seems to be aimed at the walking wounded of our society.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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