When someone begins talking while you are already talking and interrupts you. The word can also be applied in situations where people are not supposed to talk i.e at an inappropriate time, during a moment of silence, or even during a movie.
The phrase comes from "jaywalking" when people who cross the street when they are not supposed to and interrupt the flow of traffic.
1. Dude would you quit jaytalking, I'm trying to tell a joke.
2. That guys a total jaytalker, he interrupts me every couple seconds.
When you cross the street through the middle and not at the intersections were you are supposed to. They call it Jay walking, because back in the 1900s in New York people new yorkers would call call tourist jays, and since jays were really impressed by all of the tall buildings they would walk up to the middle of the street to see how tall they were, therefore the word Jaywalking emerged
"We need never had invaded Iraq and Afghanistan if the fuckers had promised not to continue their flagrant Jaywalking" - GW Bush, RoadSafety Conference, Washington 2005.
The bored Amsterdam policeman - in a city world famous for its drugs, prostitution and maffia activities - sternly reprimanded the otherwise law abiding citizen for jaywalking across the empty road.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.