not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that the term "Jaywalking" was invented in the 1920s by the auto industry to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrianslemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square80linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTIL that the term "Jaywalking" was invented in the 1920s by the auto industry to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrianslemmy.blahaj.zonenot_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square80linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareyermaw@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIve been told that given the language of the time, it roughly translated to “jackass-walking”
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAccording to ethymonline: by 1912, American English (said in original citation to be a Kansas City term), from jay, perhaps with notion of boldness and impudence. Related: Jaywalk; jaywalker.
Ive been told that given the language of the time, it roughly translated to “jackass-walking”
According to ethymonline: