English Explanatory Dictionary

jaywalking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of behaving as a jaywalker.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of jaywalk

Word forms

jaywalking

Etymology

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

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