"jayrun" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: jayruns [present, singular, third-person], jayrunning [participle, present], jayran [past], jayrun [participle, past]
Etymology: Blend of jaywalk + run. Attested since the 20th century. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|jaywalk|run}} Blend of jaywalk + run Head templates: {{en-verb|jayruns|jayrunning|jayran|jayrun}} jayrun (third-person singular simple present jayruns, present participle jayrunning, simple past jayran, past participle jayrun)
  1. (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”). Tags: Canada, US, transitive Derived forms: jayrunner, jayrunning

Inflected forms

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