jaywalked; jaywalking; jaywalks
: to cross a street carelessly or in an illegal manner so as to be endangered by traffic
jaywalker
noun
Examples of jaywalk in a Sentence
The police officer warned us not to jaywalk.
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For instance, smoking in non-designated areas, jaywalking, littering and damaging the environment could each result in a 50,000 KRW ($35.77) fine.
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Another Tesla driver posted a clip of a Tesla Cybertruck coming to a complete stop, yielding to jaywalking pedestrians and ignoring a green light.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 July 2025
The ruling stems from a case where a student was injured while jaywalking on the way to school.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
Now, apparently, jaywalking is legal, at least in New York City.
—Deb Amlen, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Another Tesla driver posted a clip of a Tesla Cybertruck coming to a complete stop, yielding to jaywalking pedestrians and ignoring a green light.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 July 2025
The ruling stems from a case where a student was injured while jaywalking on the way to school.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
Now, apparently, jaywalking is legal, at least in New York City.
—Deb Amlen, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jaywalk
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“Jaywalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaywalk. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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jaywalk
verb
jay·walk
ˈjā-ˌwȯk 
: to cross a street carelessly without paying attention to traffic regulations
jaywalker
noun
Legal Definition
jaywalk
intransitive verb
jay·walk
ˈjā-ˌwȯk
: to cross a street carelessly or in an illegal manner so as to be endangered by traffic
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