jaywalk
English
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editEtymology
editBack-formation from jaywalker. Analyzable as jay (“a stupid person”) + walk.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) enPR: jāʹwôk, IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɔːk/
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Verb
editjaywalk (third-person singular simple present jaywalks, present participle jaywalking, simple past and past participle jaywalked)
- (chiefly US, law, automotive, transitive, intransitive) 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
editTranslations
editviolate pedestrian traffic regulations
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