jayhawker

pronunciation

How to pronounce jayhawker in British English: UK ['dʒeɪˌhɔ:kə]word uk audio image

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Word Origin

jayhawker (n.)
American English, 1858, originally "freebooter, guerrilla, Kansas irregular" (especially one who came from the North). Hence back-formed verb jayhawk "harass" (1866).

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