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jaywalk
[ jey-wawk ]
/ ˈdʒeɪˌwɔk /
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verb (used without object)
to cross a street at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light.
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OTHER WORDS FROM jaywalk
jaywalker, nounWords nearby jaywalk
Jayhawker, Jayhawker State, Jayne, Jay's Treaty, jayvee, jaywalk, jazz, Jazz Age, jazz band, jazz dance, jazzed
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British Dictionary definitions for jaywalk
jaywalk
/ (ˈdʒeɪˌwɔːk) /
verb
(intr) to cross or walk in a street recklessly or illegally
Derived forms of jaywalk
jaywalker, nounjaywalking, nounWord Origin for jaywalk
C20: from jay (sense 2)
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