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jaywalker

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Scrabble points
26
Words With Friends
28
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɔkɚ/
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/ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɔkɚ/ · /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɑkɚ/ · /ˈd͡ʒeɪwɔːkə/

Definition of jaywalker

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (US)A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.

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Etymology

From jay (“a stupid person”) + walker; jay walker (“a pedestrian who doesn't pay attention to the road, endangering themselves and obstructing horses, carts, and automobiles”). First use appears c.…

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From jay (“a stupid person”) + walker; jay walker (“a pedestrian who doesn't pay attention to the road, endangering themselves and obstructing horses, carts, and automobiles”). First use appears c. 1917 in Harper's Magazine. Coined in analogy to the older turn-of-the-20th-century term jay driver (“a driver who doesn't pay attention to the road, endangering horses, carts, bicyclists, and pedestrians”). Promoted by driving enthusiasts and automotive concerns to clear the roads of obstructive pedestrians by making it illegal to walk in the middle of roads.

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