jaywalking

Etymology 1

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

noun

  1. gerund of jaywalk.

Etymology 2

jaywalk + -ing

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of jaywalk

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