Jaywalk

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: jāʹwôk, IPA: /ˈdÊ’eɪ.wɔːk/
• US:
• enPR: jāʹwäk, IPA: /ˈdÊ’eɪ.wɑːk/ or
• enPR: jāʹwôk, IPA: /ˈdÊ’eɪ.wɔːk/

Origin

Back-formation from jaywalker

Full definition of jaywalk

Verb

1. (chiefly North America, legal) 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