jaywalk
English
WOTD – 27 May 2007
Etymology
Back-formation from jaywalker.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: jāʹwôk, IPA(key): /ˈdʒeɪ.wɔːk/
- (US):
- enPR: jāʹwôk, IPA(key): /ˈdʒeɪ.wɔːk/ or
- enPR: jāʹwäk, IPA(key): /ˈdʒeɪ.wɑːk/
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Verb
jaywalk (third-person singular simple present jaywalks, present participle jaywalking, simple past and past participle jaywalked)
- (chiefly Canada, US, law) 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 cars rather than on the sidewalk.
Derived terms
- jaywalking
Related terms
- jaywalker
Translations
violate pedestrian traffic regulations
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