ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Jayrun

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Jayrun is a verb meaning (US, Canada, transitive) To rapidly jaywalk (“violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing; to walk in the part of the street intended for vehicles”).

Meaning

(US, Canada, transitive) To rapidly jaywalk (“violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing; to walk in the part of the street intended for vehicles”).

Example Sentences

Our appreciation of the manner in which the accident occurred was that plaintiff alighted from the bus on the uptown sidewalk of Canal Street, approximately sixty to one hundred feet removed from the corner of Baronne Street, walked around the front thereof and, probably because of the inclement weather, imprudently proceeded to rapidly “jaywalk” or “jayrun” through congested traffic intending to safely reach the neutral ground; […]

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jaywalk, rat run, run across, run over, run a red light, do a runner.

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What does jayrun mean?

Jayrun means (US, Canada, transitive) To rapidly jaywalk (“violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing; to walk in the part of the street intended for vehicles”).

How do you use jayrun in a sentence?

Our appreciation of the manner in which the accident occurred was that plaintiff alighted from the bus on the uptown sidewalk of Canal Street, approximately sixty to one hundred feet removed from the corner of Baronne Street, walked around the front thereof and, probably because of the inclement weather, imprudently proceeded to rapidly “jaywalk” or “jayrun” through congested traffic intending to safely reach the neutral ground; […]

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