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jaywalk definition

☆ jay·walk (jā′wôk′)

intransitive verb

to walk in or across a street without obeying traffic rules and signals, esp. at other than proper crossing places

Etymology: jay, + walk

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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