Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jayrun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jayrun
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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”).

Canadian usage; American usage; Transitive verb

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; […]"

Etymology

Blend of jaywalk + run. Attested since the 20th century.

Usage

Inflected Forms

jayruns (present, singular) jayrunning (participle, present) jayran (past)

Derived Forms

jayrunner jayrunning

Questions

What does jayrun mean?: 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”).
Where does jayrun come from?: Blend of jaywalk + run. Attested since the 20th century.

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