noun
Meaning 1
An act of behaving as a jaywalker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
jaywalking
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: JH EY1 W AO2 K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of jaywalk
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Back-formation from jaywalker. Analyzable as jaywalk + -ing, or jay (“a stupid person”) + walking.
From jaywalk + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: fumlegængeri — the act of jaywalking
- Japanese: 信号無視 (shingōmushi) — the act of jaywalking