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jaywalk

jay·walk

jaywalk

 
pronunciation:
jeI wawk
part of speech: verb
inflections: jaywalks, jaywalking, jaywalked
definition: to walk across a street in a place or at a time that is against traffic laws.
If you cross the street in the middle of the block, you are jaywalking.
derivation: jaywalker (n.)