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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of jaywalk.

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Examples

  • Made the long trek up to REI in the pedestrian-unfriendly Rockville and jaywalked across a busy 6-lane highway, a close substitute for the thrill of skipping conference calls..

    HUFFPOST HILL - Court Gives 2009 Republicans A Big Win Eliot Nelson 2011

  • That was grand theft, it ain't like the guy jaywalked.

    Ohio Outfitter Fleeces Elderly In Hunt Scheme 2009

  • She jaywalked across busy streets, her long legs drawing whistles and stares, and gave the finger to anyone who honked in protest.

    Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

  • Should someone see me walking on the sidewalk, then later see me on the sidewalk of the other side of the street, he is quite able to infer I crossed the street — but even if he also infers that I jaywalked, that has no legal consequence without a heck of a lot more evidence.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Second Amendment and People with Medical Marijuana User Cards 2010

  • That was grand theft, it ain't like the guy jaywalked.

    Ohio Outfitter Fleeces Elderly In Hunt Scheme 2009

  • She jaywalked across busy streets, her long legs drawing whistles and stares, and gave the finger to anyone who honked in protest.

    Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

  • She jaywalked across busy streets, her long legs drawing whistles and stares, and gave the finger to anyone who honked in protest.

    Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

  • Should someone see me walking on the sidewalk, then later see me on the sidewalk of the other side of the street, he is quite able to infer I crossed the street — but even if he also infers that I jaywalked, that has no legal consequence without a heck of a lot more evidence.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Second Amendment and People with Medical Marijuana User Cards 2010

  • The accompanying disclosure statement informed me that the rate could go as high as 32% if I screwed up and went over my credit limit, paid late, missed a payment, acted badly with any of my other creditors, jaywalked, yelled at my kids or did anything else they frowned on.

    The Stimulus and The Confidence Game 2009

  • The reason I haven't been arrested is not because I'm white and haven't committed any of these crimes -- let's face it, I've jaywalked, littered, and loitered, which makes me a triple threat -- it's because I'm not poor.

    Jan Herman: Living in a Police State Is Okay 2009

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