jackrabbit

 [jak-rab-it]   Origin

jack·rab·bit

   [jak-rab-it]
adjective
1.
resembling a jack rabbit, as in suddenness or rapidity of movement: The car made a jackrabbit start when the traffic light turned green.
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verb (used without object)
2.
to go or start forward with a rapid, sudden movement.

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Origin:
1925–30; see jack rabbit
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jackrabbit
1863, Amer.Eng., shortening of jackass-rabbit, so called for its long ears.
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