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jackrabbiting - 2 dictionary results

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.
–verb (used without object)
2. to go or start forward with a rapid, sudden movement.

Origin:
1925–30; see jack rabbit
jack·rab·bit   (jāk'rāb'ĭt)   
n.   or jack rabbit
Any of several large, long-eared, long-legged hares of the genus Lepus.
intr.v.   jack·rab·bit·ed, jack·rab·bit·ing, jack·rab·bits
To move or begin to move rapidly or suddenly: "A rear tire blew out and the car jackrabbited out of control" (Sonny Kleinfield).
adj.  Moving or beginning to move in a sudden, rapid manner: won the race with a jackrabbit start.

[jack(ass) (from its long ears) + rabbit.]
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