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Jaywalk

//ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɔːk// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    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 vehicles rather than on the sidewalk. US, intransitive, transitive
  2. 2
    cross the road at a red light wordnet

Etymology

Back-formation from jaywalker. Analyzable as jay (“a stupid person”) + walk.

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