Why do they call it "J" walking?

Question

Do you cross the street then turn around and walk back to the middle of the street?

Answer 1

Oddly enough, the term you ask about is probably connected with Boston, whose residents were said to favor the use of long words: "The Bostonian, supposedly sesquipedalian of speech, has reduced 'a pedestrian who crosses streets in disregard of traffic signals' to the compact 'jaywalker'" (1917, Harper's Magazine). The verb jaywalk appeared in print a few years later than the noun. Both terms coincide with the appearance of automobiles on urban streets, so the offense of jaywalking did not refer to carelessly dodging a horse and carriage.

The history of the term is fairly clear. In the late 1880s, the word jay took on the slang meanings 'a gullible, naive fellow', and also 'an unsophisticated country fellow', both senses being derived from the habits of the much maligned jaybird.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Your walking between intersections.

Answer 4

why they call it J walking it don't know but J walking is when you walk outside of the crosswalk's lines i think

Answer 5

Dont know

Answer 6

People do it with their hands in their pants.

Answer 7

....it's Jay Walking btw.

Answer 8

good question. one that i don't know the correct answer to.

Answer 9

i dont understand that either...

Answer 10

they are messed up!

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