jaywalk
to walk carelessly across a street
TRANSLATION
jaywalk = unachtsam eine Straße überqueren jaywalker = unachtsamer Fußgänger --- GOOGLE INDEX jaywalk: approximately 300,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
In affluent Berlin, bankers and punks alike will wait patiently at the kerbside on streets deserted of traffic until the green man appears - they would sooner set themselves on fire than JAYWALK.
(BBC News)
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A Seattle, Washington, police officer who was caught on video punching an alleged JAYWALKER, did nothing wrong, the Seattle Police Officers Guild said.
(CNN)
(BBC News)
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A Seattle, Washington, police officer who was caught on video punching an alleged JAYWALKER, did nothing wrong, the Seattle Police Officers Guild said.
(CNN)
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jaywalk
verb
- to walk across a road at a place where it is not allowed or without taking care to avoid the traffic
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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ORIGIN
In towns in the American Midwest in the early 20th century, "jay" was a synonym for "rube", a negative term for a rural resident, assumed by many urbanites to be stupid, slightly unintelligent, or perhaps simply naïve. Such a person did not know to keep out of the way of other pedestrians and speeding cars. Thus someone who didn't adhere to the rules for crossing a street was a jaywalker.
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A man jaywalked across a street when a car slammed into him. He sued the motorist, whose lawyer made the following statement at the end of the trial:
"Your honour, my client was not at fault. He has been driving a car for thirty years, and has never had an accident, nor gotten so much as a speeding ticket. I do not think I need to say any more."
Unimpressed, the lawyer for the jaywalker said:
"Your honour, speaking of experience, may I remind the court that my client has been walking for over seventy years?"
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"In some countries jaywalking can lead to a heavy fine and even prison."
verb
- to walk across a road at a place where it is not allowed or without taking care to avoid the traffic
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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ORIGIN
In towns in the American Midwest in the early 20th century, "jay" was a synonym for "rube", a negative term for a rural resident, assumed by many urbanites to be stupid, slightly unintelligent, or perhaps simply naïve. Such a person did not know to keep out of the way of other pedestrians and speeding cars. Thus someone who didn't adhere to the rules for crossing a street was a jaywalker.
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A man jaywalked across a street when a car slammed into him. He sued the motorist, whose lawyer made the following statement at the end of the trial:
"Your honour, my client was not at fault. He has been driving a car for thirty years, and has never had an accident, nor gotten so much as a speeding ticket. I do not think I need to say any more."
Unimpressed, the lawyer for the jaywalker said:
"Your honour, speaking of experience, may I remind the court that my client has been walking for over seventy years?"
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
Say something like:
"In some countries jaywalking can lead to a heavy fine and even prison."
