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One of my teachers said if we find out what the J means in J walking will
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: American Heritage Dictionary defines "jaywalk" as "To cross a street illegally or recklessly" and says it comes from "jay" (newcomer). "Jay" is traced back through Middle English to Old French to Late Latin "gaius" and "gaia."
JAYWALKING - "dates back to the early part of the century, when 'jay' was a popular slang term meaning 'countrified' or 'rustic.' A 'jay' was pretty much the same as a 'rube' and was so used by George M. Cohan in the lyrics of one of his most famous songs, 'Forty-five Minutes from Broadway.' A farmer, strange to the ways of the city and perhaps frightened by the newfangled automobiles churning down the streets at fantastic speeds up to fifteen or twenty miles an hour, might have been expected to cross the street in an erratic fashion, without paying too much attention to signals. Hence, 'jaywalking.'" From the "Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins" by William and Mary Morris (HarperCollins, New York, 1977, 1988).
American Heritage Dictionary defines "jaywalk" as "To cross a street illegally or recklessly" and says it comes from "jay" (newcomer). "Jay" is traced back through Middle English to Old French to Late Latin "gaius" and "gaia."
JAYWALKING - "dates back to the early part of the century, when 'jay' was a popular slang term meaning 'countrified' or 'rustic.' A 'jay' was pretty much the same as a 'rube' and was so used by George M. Cohan in the lyrics of one of his most famous songs, 'Forty-five Minutes from Broadway.' A farmer, strange to the ways of the city and perhaps frightened by the newfangled automobiles churning down the streets at fantastic speeds up to fifteen or twenty miles an hour, might have been expected to cross the street in an erratic fashion, without paying too much attention to signals. Hence, 'jaywalking.'" From the "Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins" by William and Mary Morris (HarperCollins, New York, 1977, 1988).
JIVE WALKING>>>>>>>> I'm not sure why they label it J but if a person does not abide by the rules when crossing the street they abbreviate it by labeling it J Walking
In early America blue jays abounded on the East coast. As more people settled into the area the jays moved to the countryside. Eventually jay became synonymous with "hick". People from the countryside, or "hicks" would often get confused in bigger cities and would cross the street anywhere, ignoring red lights and signals. So Jay-walking actually means hick-walking. It is amazing how these things get started.
Well I dunno...Jay Leno calls it that, I didnt think there was actually another meaning :O
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