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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: jay 'stupid person' (19-20 centuries) + walking

jaywalking

 noun
     
jay‧walk‧ing [uncountable]
when someone walks across a road at a place where it is dangerous to cross
—jaywalker noun [countable]
—jaywalk verb [intransitive]
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