jaywalk
verbUK /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɔːk/ · /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɑːk/
Etymology Back-formation from jaywalker. Analyzable as jay (“a stupid person”) + walk.
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Automotive, Law, Transport, Vehicles US To behave as a jaywalker; to violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or to walk in the part of the street intended for vehicles rather than on the sidewalk.
- Derived terms
- jaywalker, jaywalking
- Related terms
- jayrun, jayrunner, jayrunning