jaywalk en · VERB
Pronunciation
- jāʹwôk
- (Australia) audio
- jāʹwäk (cot-caught-merger)
- (US) audio
- /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɑːk/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɔːk/
- jāʹwôk (UK)
- /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɔːk/ (UK)
Etymology
Back-formation from jaywalker. Analyzable as jay (“a stupid person”) + walk.
Meanings
- (US, intransitive, transitive) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| J-walk | alternative, nonstandard | lexicographic | |
| J walk | alternative, nonstandard | lexicographic | |
| jaywalks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| jaywalked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| jaywalked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| jaywalking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
jayrunning · jayrunner · jayrun
Translations (14)
ja 信号無視する (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) · es cruzar la rúa impudentemente (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) · it attraversare fuori dalle strisce (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) · cmn 亂穿馬路 /乱穿马路 (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) · ru неосторо́жно переходи́ть у́лицу (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) · fr traverser en dehors des clous (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) · ka ქვეითად გაუფრთხილებლად სიარული (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) · ru зева́ть по сторона́м (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) · ru perexodítʹ dorógu v nepolóžennom méste (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) · es cruzar la calle sin prudencia (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) · fi ylittää tie väärin jalankulkijana (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) · hu szabálytalanul kel át (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) · yue 亂過馬路 /乱过马路 (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) · pt atravessar no meio da rua (violate pedestrian traffic regulations)