jaywalk
Etymology
Back-formation from jaywalker. Analyzable as jay (“a stupid person”)+walk
verb
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(chiefly US, law) 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.
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