Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To walk across a street in violation of traffic law, especially by crossing outside of a marked pedestrian crosswalk at an intersection.
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- verb law To behave as a
jaywalker ; to violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designatedcrossing or to walk in the part of the street intended for cars rather than on thesidewalk .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb cross the road at a red light
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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For example, how many people "jaywalk" in New York city everyday?
Chinese in Vancouver sn 2010
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For example, how many people "jaywalk" in New York city everyday?
Chinese in Vancouver 2010
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Bristol & Levi back on, Gabourey's mom is a star, Don't jaywalk in Seattle
Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » Blog Archive » Les News, 061610 2010
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However, should a person run into traffic or jaywalk I believe they still have the right of way, even if they are breaking the law.
Pedestrians and Cars: A Two-Way Street « Colleen Anderson 2009
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We reached rue Oberkampf, and the girl in the black tights was still complaining to her friend in the gray tights as they waited to jaywalk across the street, which was bustling with French students and artists whose bags, I imagined, held nineteenth century novels, or paperbacks with white covers; guitar strings, or paint brushes.
Five Stops on Line 2, Ch 1: Qalb elouz Jennifer Solheim 2011
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If someone told me that jaywalking was legal in D.C., but that if I did it, someone could justifiably kill me, I wouldn't jaywalk.
South Dakota: Abortion isn't illegal, but if you do it, we can kill you Alexandra Petri 2011
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- Don't jaywalk (don't be the recipient of a car accident if its easy to avoid).
James Altucher: 12 Ways to Live Forever James Altucher 2010
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Of course there are butthead pedestrians who jaywalk in front of cars as if they own the road.
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Bristol & Levi back on, Gabourey's mom is a star, Don't jaywalk in Seattle
Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » 2010 » June » 16 2010
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But games aside, some people -- actually, quite a few -- figure that no synthetic sentient will ever be able to do things humans take for granted, such as performing stand-up comedy, writing meaningful poetry, or simply knowing when it's safe to jaywalk.
Seth Shostak: Today Jeopardy, Tomorrow the World Seth Shostak 2011
oroboros commented on the word jaywalk
This is the way reckless avians cross the road!
September 14, 2007
reesetee commented on the word jaywalk
But why, oroboros? Why do they cross the road?
September 15, 2007
suunflowerss commented on the word jaywalk
to get to the oroboroside
September 15, 2007
oroboros commented on the word jaywalk
And not the oroborocide! I actually like the variant: Why did the chicken cross its legs? See chicken.
September 15, 2007
reesetee commented on the word jaywalk
Aaaahaha! Suunflowerss, I was all set to say that and you beat me to it. :-)
September 15, 2007
suunflowerss commented on the word jaywalk
warped minds think alike!8P
September 15, 2007
MaryW commented on the word jaywalk
Joseph Stromberg, The Forgotten History of How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking” Vox (Nov. 4, 2015)See Peter Jensen Brown, Jaywalkers and Jayhawkers - a Pedestrian History and Etymology of "Jaywalking", Early Sports and Pop Culture History Blog (Nov. 24, 2014)
August 27, 2018