🇬🇧 Jaywalking meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Jaywalking is when a person crosses the street where or how they are not supposed to, instead of using the crosswalk or waiting for the walk signal. It usually means they aren’t following the traffic rules and might be ignoring cars, bikes, or signals, which can be dangerous for them and for drivers.

My shadow got a warning for jaywalking before my actual body even left the sidewalk.

The superhero said, “I fight crime,” and then immediately got caught for heroic but illegal jaywalking.

The ghost kept jaywalking through cars, which is rude even if you’re already dead.

There was so much jaywalking in my video game that even the tiny pixel cars called a meeting about it.

The squirrel’s wild jaywalking caused three pigeons to faint dramatically on the sidewalk.

At noon, Lucy’s jaywalking across a busy road startled drivers. A taxi honked; a cop stopped her and pointed at the curb. The cop showed a sign saying "No jaywalking." Her friends later teased her: "No more jaywalking!" She blushed, promised no more jaywalking, and used the crosswalk. The sign repeated jaywalking; the idea of jaywalking stayed.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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