Jaywalker
The word jaywalker appeared in 1917 in the United States. It makes reference to jay, a slang word meaning 'a stupid person' or 'dumb, inferior'. Therefore, somebody who stupidly ignored traffic regulations was called a jaywalker. Nowadays, it is used to refer to a person who walks across a road at a place where it is forbidden or dangerous to cross. The verb is to jaywalk.
La palabra jaywalker apareció en 1917 en los Estados Unidos. Hace referencia a jay, una palabra del slang que significa 'una persona estúpida' o 'lerdo, inferior'. Por lo tanto, alguien que estúpidamente ignoraba las normas de tránsito era llamado un jaywalker. Hoy en día, se utiliza para referirse a una persona que cruza un camino por un lugar donde está prohibido o donde es peligroso cruzar. El verbo es to jaywalk.
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