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How to pronounce jaywalk in English?

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Type Words
Type of cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse
Derivation jaywalker

Examples of jaywalk

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Paul Towers doesn't jaywalk, and he never talks on his cell phone while driving.
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When I jaywalk in Denmark, Danes look at me like I'm a bad influence on the children.
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When I jaywalk anywhere, I do so thinking people will appreciate my lead and follow me.
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Learn the local traffic rules, don't jaywalk and avoid driving after dark in rural areas.
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One downtown Sacramento officer rides around on a horse and gallops after people who jaywalk.
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Pedestrians jaywalk and traffic congestion clogs the parking lot.
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If they remove the crosswalk, pedestrians would jaywalk, he said.
From the orlandosentinel.com
If I jaywalk across a street, now, is it ruled a suicide?
From the forbes.com
You jaywalk when you cross the street with no crosswalk, or walk when the light clearly says DON'T WALK.
From the edeneatseverything.com
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  • Cross the road at a red light
  • Jaywalk is a Japanese rock band best known in the West for the intro theme of the videogame Road Avenger.
  • Jaywalking is an informal term commonly used in North America to refer to illegal or reckless pedestrian crossing of a roadway. ...
  • (Jaywalking (The Tonight Show)) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. ...
  • (The Jaywalks) The Jaywalks (formerly known as 'Who's Ya Daddy') are a punk pop Australian band. In 2004, they were recognized by Guinness World Records for being the youngest group of musicians banned from commercial radio airplay for their debut album "I Like Fat Chicks". ...
  • To behave as a jaywalker; to violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or to walk in the part of the street intended for cars rather than on the sidewalk
  • "Jaywalking" is the act of illegal walking on road performed by a pedestrian.
  • (jaywalking) n. walking across a street outside of marked cross-walks, and not at a corner, and/or against a signal light. ...
  • To cross the street illegally; to cross at a place that is not a crosswalk.