Definder - what does the word mean?

What is jaywalk?

Jaywalking is a law, sometimes enforced on certain streets, that consists of an individual walking in between street intersections.

Person: Hm... I don't wana cross the street in front here.... and then cross it again to the right.

StreetLight-green/red.... cars around or not

Person: Why not just jaywalk in between...diagonally? instead of wasting time.... Is gna be safe. No worries.

Postsays: NO JAYWALKING IN BETWEEN STREETS. (normally yellow, with black shadow of person)

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Jaywalk - what is it?

A serious offence of severity similar to murder, rape and manslaughter.

The bored Amsterdam policeman - in a city world famous for its drugs, prostitution and maffia activities - sternly reprimanded the otherwise law abiding citizen for jaywalking across the empty road.

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What does "jaywalk" mean?

A stupid fucking law invented and enforced by Americans.

"We need never had invaded Iraq and Afghanistan if the fuckers had promised not to continue their flagrant Jaywalking" - GW Bush, Road Safety Conference, Washington 2005.

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Jaywalk - what does it mean?

An offensive term describing African-Americans, used by white people, when they do not want African-Americans to know they are talking about them. Term was formed in Northeast Atlanta. Probably because of African-Americans tendency to not use crosswalks when defiantly crossing busy roads.

Look at that "jaywalker" over there jaywalking. He's probably going to the welfare office.

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Jaywalk - meaning

Someone who crosses the street ilegaly

do not walk sign is up and u walk

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Jaywalk - definition

When you cross the street through the middle and not at the intersections were you are supposed to. They call it Jay walking, because back in the 1900s in New York people new yorkers would call call tourist jays, and since jays were really impressed by all of the tall buildings they would walk up to the middle of the street to see how tall they were, therefore the word Jaywalking emerged

Jaywalking is ilegal

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Jaywalk - slang

walking down the street or through the woods or walking pretty much anywhere smoking a spliff.

Amanda: yo dude, lets go on a jaywalk down to the beach.
Jenn: Shit son, that's a bomb idea. roll it up.

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Jaywalk

Crossing the street without following the crosswalk or other traffic regulations, usually on busy streets which can be hazardous.

The street whores jaywalk across the street so they can get all the attention and possibly get laid and paid, because their baby's daddy left them for some other hoe on Two Notch Road.

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Jaywalk

to walk into the street at the wrong place while motor vehicles are crossing it

If you jaywalk, you are probably oblivious to the risk of serious injury.

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Jaywalk

to cross a street without taking advantage of provided means of safe crossing (ie crosswalks, etc.)

the hooligans jaywalked across the street, causing many angry honks from middle aged business men who, when forced to slam on the brakes, spilled their cappucinos on their pants.

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