• Jaywalker

    Origin

    • jay, a stupid person, + walker

    Full definition of jaywalker

    Noun

    jaywalker

    (plural jaywalkers)
    "Jaywalker" is the original term; "jaywalk" and "jaywalking" derive from it, so the definition of "jaywalker" should explain the term.
    1. One who jaywalks; someone who has committed jaywalking.
    2. A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.

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