jaywalks

We have found lemma(root) word of jaywalks : jaywalk.

Definitions


[ˈdʒeɪwɔːk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cross or walk in the street or road unlawfully or without regard for approaching traffic
(e.g: you jaywalked across a busy four-lane street)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century: from jay in the colloquial sense ‘silly person’ + walk




definition by Oxford Dictionaries