What is the difference between jaywalker and jay?
jaywalker | jay | Derived terms |
A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus'', ''Cyanocitta , allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
Other birds of similar appearance and behavior.
(archaic) A dull or ignorant person.
(slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
* 2009 , (Caitlin Moran), The Times , 23 Mar 2009:
Jaywalker is a derived term of jay.
As nouns the difference between jaywalker and jay
is that jaywalker is one who jaywalks; someone who has committed jaywalking--> while jay is any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family corvidae, including garrulus'', ''cyanocitta , allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, usually having a crest, and often noisy or jay can be .jaywalker
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(en noun)Derived terms
* jaywalkjay
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) jay, from (etyl) jai . More at (l).Noun
(en noun)- Although sympathetic, my main reaction was to think: “Some people can handle it, and some people can’t,” and then smugly light up a big fat jay .