JAYWALK


Meaning of JAYWALK in English

■ verb chiefly N. Amer. walk in or across a road without regard for approaching traffic.

Derivatives

~er noun

Origin

early 20th cent.: from jay in the colloq. sense 'silly person' + walk .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.