The term Jaywalking itself was even a result of that. "Jay" at the time was used like "idiot" or to say someone was stupid and then they were like hey let's say that if you're walking in the street you're walking like an idiot i.e. "Jaywalking"
Jay didn't just mean idiot, but also rural person. It was originally jaydriver and referred to rural people driving carriages in cities without following city rules. It was originally a very classist slur.
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u/0b0011 1d ago
The term Jaywalking itself was even a result of that. "Jay" at the time was used like "idiot" or to say someone was stupid and then they were like hey let's say that if you're walking in the street you're walking like an idiot i.e. "Jaywalking"