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JayWalking 

When you cross the street through the middle and not at the intersections were you are supposed to. They call it Jay walking, because back in the 1900s in New York people new yorkers would call call tourist jays, and since jays were really impressed by all of the tall buildings they would walk up to the middle of the street to see how tall they were, therefore the word Jaywalking emerged
Jaywalking is ilegal
JayWalking by Cacahead305 September 1, 2009

jaywalking 

A stupid fucking law invented and enforced by Americans.
"We need never had invaded Iraq and Afghanistan if the fuckers had promised not to continue their flagrant Jaywalking" - GW Bush, Road Safety Conference, Washington 2005.
jaywalking by navyblue January 12, 2007

jaywalking 

A serious offence of severity similar to murder, rape and manslaughter.
The bored Amsterdam policeman - in a city world famous for its drugs, prostitution and maffia activities - sternly reprimanded the otherwise law abiding citizen for jaywalking across the empty road.
jaywalking by pianodon July 13, 2010

Jaywalking 

Jaywalking is a law, sometimes enforced on certain streets, that consists of an individual walking in between street intersections.
Person: Hm... I don't wana cross the street in front here.... and then cross it again to the right.

StreetLight-green/red.... cars around or not

Person: Why not just jaywalk in between...diagonally? instead of wasting time.... Is gna be safe. No worries.

Postsays: NO JAYWALKING IN BETWEEN STREETS. (normally yellow, with black shadow of person)
Jaywalking by OnliiJorge May 25, 2009

Jaywalking 

Walking around outside while chiefing cannabis.

Derived from the fact that outdoor tokers usually opt for jays, due to their portable and convenient nature.
"Damn bruh, you're too smacked already? You just showed up!"
"That's because I was jaywalking here, son."
Jaywalking by PooPoo Garbage LLC February 15, 2023

Jaywalking 

When a nigger walks out of the store with a fresh pair of J's on.
I saw Demarcus jaywalking out of the store with some stylin' new shoes on.
Jaywalking by D'pez Poopsie March 5, 2014
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

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Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
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murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

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Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
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