verb
- crossed a street illegally or carelessly, especially outside of a crosswalk or against a traffic signal
Usage: past tense of jaywalk
Examples
- She jaywalked across the busy intersection and nearly got hit by a car.
- The pedestrian was ticketed because he jaywalked in front of the police station.
- They jaywalked to save time but ended up causing a traffic jam.
- He jaywalked without looking and startled the approaching driver.
- The students jaywalked between parked cars where drivers couldn’t see them.
- She always jaywalked on that quiet street until the city installed crosswalks.