# jaywalking

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #58,122

## Definitions
1. An act of behaving as a jaywalker.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jaywalking