- jaywalking
- jaywalking by 1912, Amer.Eng. (said in original citation to be a Kansas City term), from JAY (Cf. jay), perhaps with notion of boldness and impudence. Related: Jaywalk; jaywalker.
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jaywalking — The act of crossing a street illegally, for example by walking outside marked cross walks. (The term jay once referred to a foolish rural person who cannot navigate city streets.) Category: DUI / DWI & Traffic Tickets Category: Small Claims Court … Law dictionary
Jaywalking — This is about pedestrians and traffic. For the recurring Jay Leno segment, see his recurring segments. or intersection in jurisdictions where this is illegal.EtymologyAccording to one historian, the earliest known use of the word jaywalker in… … Wikipedia
jaywalking — [[t]ʤe͟ɪwɔːkɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Jaywalking is the act of walking across a street in a careless and dangerous way, or not at the proper place … English dictionary
jaywalking — jay|walk|ing [ˈdʒeıˌwo:kıŋ US ˌwo: ] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: jay stupid person (19 20 centuries) + walking] when someone walks across a road at a place where it is dangerous to cross >jaywalker n >jaywalk v [I] … Dictionary of contemporary English
jaywalking — jay|walk|ing [ dʒeı,wɔkıŋ ] noun uncount a dangerous or illegal way of crossing a street at a place where cars do not usually stop. Someone who does this is called a jaywalker … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jaywalking — n. act of crossing the street against a traffic light or in an area where there is no crosswalkv. cross a street against a traffic light or in an area where there is no crosswalk … English contemporary dictionary
jaywalking — noun (U) the act of crossing streets with traffic in a careless and dangerous way jaywalker noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
jaywalking — UK [ˈdʒeɪˌwɔːkɪŋ] / US [ˈdʒeɪˌwɔkɪŋ] noun [uncountable] a dangerous or illegal way of crossing a street at a place where cars do not usually stop. Someone who does this is called a jaywalker … English dictionary
jaywalking — A pedestrian crossing a street diagonally, or at other than right angles, or crossing at a place other than an intersection or designated crossing. 7 Am J2d Auto § 243 … Ballentine's law dictionary
jaywalking — jayˈwalking noun • • • Main Entry: ↑jay … Useful english dictionary
