jaywalk
Use Jaywalk in a sentence
verb (used without object)
to cross a street at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light.
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jaywalk (ˈdʒeɪˌwɔːk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (intr) to cross or walk in a street recklessly or illegally | |
| [C20: from | |
| 'jaywalker | |
| —n | |
| 'jaywalking | |
| —n | |
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Jaywalk
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Example sentences
When a bus stops, drivers should know that kids will jaywalk.
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