▸verb[no object, with adverbial of direction]mainly North American Englishcross or walk in the street or road unlawfully or without regard for approaching traffic:
you jaywalked across a busy four-lane street.
– DERIVATIVES
jaywalker/ˈdʒeɪˌwɔːkə/noun
– ORIGIN early 20th century: from jay in the colloquial sense ‘silly person’ + walk.
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