jaywalking

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English

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Etymology 1

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Back-formation from jaywalker. Analyzable as jaywalk +‎ -ing, or jay (“a stupid person”) +‎ walking.

Noun

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jaywalking (uncountable)

  1. An act of behaving as a jaywalker.
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Etymology 2

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jaywalk +‎ -ing

Verb

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jaywalking

  1. present participle and gerund of jaywalk
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