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jaywalking.

An act of behaving as a jaywalker.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An act of behaving as a jaywalker.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of jaywalk

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From jaywalk + -ing.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.