jayrun
jayrun verb: 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”).
Verb
jayrun (third-person singular simple present jayruns, present participle jayrunning, simple past jayran, past participle jayrun)
- 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”).
- 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...1955, Southern Reporter (second), West Publishing Company, page 769
Forms of jayrun
| third-person singular present | jayruns |
|---|---|
| present participle | jayrunning |
| past | jayran |
| past participle | jayrun |
Origin of jayrun
Blend of jaywalk + run. Attested since the 20th century.
Words formed from jayrun
Questions about jayrun
- What does jayrun mean?
- Jayrun means 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”).
- What part of speech is jayrun?
- Jayrun is a verb.
- What is the past tense of jayrun?
- The past tense of jayrun is jayran.
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