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jaywalking

/dʒˈeɪwˌɔkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
jay-walk-ing
IPA
/dʒˈeɪwˌɔkɪŋ/
28
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of behaving as a jaywalker.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of jaywalk

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Etymology

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

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Questions

How do you pronounce jaywalking?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈeɪwˌɔkɪŋ/.
What does jaywalking mean?
An act of behaving as a jaywalker.
Where does jaywalking come from?
Back-formation from jaywalker. Analyzable as jaywalk + -ing, or jay (“a stupid person”) + walking.

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