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jay·walk /'jā-ˌwȯk/ vi: to cross a street carelessly or in an illegal manner so as to be endangered by traffic
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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jaywalk — ► VERB chiefly N. Amer. ▪ walk in or across a road without regard for approaching traffic. DERIVATIVES jaywalker noun. ORIGIN from JAY(Cf. ↑jay) in the obsolete sense «silly person» … English terms dictionary
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jaywalk — intransitive verb Date: 1919 to cross a street carelessly or in an illegal manner so as to be endangered by traffic • jaywalker noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
jaywalk — jaywalker, n. /jay wawk /, v.i. to cross a street at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light. [1915 20, Amer.; JAY + WALK] * * * … Universalium
jaywalk — verb /ˈdʒeɪ.wɔːk,ˈdʒeɪ.wɑːk,ˈdʒeɪ.wɔːk/ a) 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 … Wiktionary
jaywalk — Synonyms and related words: ambulate, ankle, circumambulate, foot, foot it, hoof it, jog on, leg, leg it, pace, pad, pedestrianize, perambulate, peripateticate, shuffle along, step, stride, stump it, traipse, tread, walk … Moby Thesaurus
jaywalk — v. cross a street against a traffic light or in an area where there is no crosswalk … English contemporary dictionary
jaywalk — verb chiefly N. Amer. walk in or across a road without regard for approaching traffic. Derivatives jaywalker noun Origin early 20th cent.: from jay in the colloq. sense silly person + walk … English new terms dictionary
