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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Jaywalking #33412 06/24/01 08:47 AM Joined: May 2001 Posts: 53 Munich, Germany S squid OP journeyman OP squid journeyman S Joined: May 2001 Posts: 53 Munich, Germany Where did the word jaywalk originate? In the dictionary it says a jay is an inexperienced person. Is a jay too inexperienced to know where they should cross the street?? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Jaywalking squid 06/24/01 08:47 AM Re: Jaywalking Bingley 06/24/01 12:14 PM Re: Jaywalking wwh 06/24/01 12:42 PM Re: Jaywalking wow 06/24/01 02:34 PM Re: Jaywalking musick 06/24/01 03:33 PM Re: Jaywalking inselpeter 06/24/01 04:09 PM Re: Jaywalking / spitoons wow 06/24/01 05:37 PM Re: Jaywalking / spitoons AnnaStrophic 06/24/01 08:13 PM Re: Jaywalking / spitoons Marianna 06/25/01 09:27 AM Re: Jaywalking / spitoons nikeblack 06/25/01 12:50 AM Re: Jaywalking Flatlander 06/25/01 01:46 PM Re: Jaywalking wow 06/25/01 01:52 PM Re: Jaywalking Hyla 06/25/01 04:10 PM Re: Jaywalking Flatlander 06/25/01 04:53 PM Boston streets Bobyoungbalt 06/25/01 05:16 PM Re: Boston streets Flatlander 06/25/01 06:35 PM Re: Boston streets Bingley 06/26/01 04:18 AM Re: Boston streets of troy 06/26/01 12:01 PM Re: Jaywalking Faldage 06/26/01 12:14 PM Re: Boston streets wow 06/26/01 02:50 PM Jaywalking Bobyoungbalt 06/26/01 03:05 PM Barnes Dance of troy 06/26/01 03:28 PM Re: Boston streets Bingley 06/27/01 04:21 AM Re: Jaydriving Faldage 06/25/01 12:39 PM Re: Jaydriving wwh 06/25/01 01:07 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 381 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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