英语词汇jaywalker的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	jaywalker
词源	jaywalker. Jaywalker, which is far more succinct than “a pe- destrian who crosses the streets in disregard of traffic signals,” was one of the abundant expressions (backseat driver, joyride, step on the gas, etc.) made necessary by the automobile. First recorded in 1917, the word incorporates the then-current slang term jay, for a stupid, inexperienced “hick.” Jay itself probably either derives from the “j” in the slang term jughead, or is a ref- erence to the blue jay, a bird once commonly identified with rural areas.
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