Definition of "jaywalk"

jaywalk

/ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɔːk/

verb
third-person singular simple present jaywalks, present participle jaywalking, simple past and past participle jaywalked
1. (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.