JAYWALK


Meaning of JAYWALK in English

/ ˈdʒeɪwɔːk; NAmE / verb

[ v ] to walk along or across a street illegally or without paying attention to the traffic

►  jay·walk·er noun

►  jay·walk·ing noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.