noun
pl. -·neys- Slang a five-cent coin; nickel
- a small bus or a car, esp. one traveling a regular route, that carries passengers for a low fare, originally five cents
Origin of jitney
c. 1903 from uncertain or unknown; perhaps French jeton, jetonjitney
jit·ney jitney
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jitney
noun
pl. jit·neys- A motor vehicle, such as a van or small bus, that transports passengers on a route for a small fare.
- Slang A nickel.
Origin of jitney
Perhaps from earlier jetton token, counter, gaming chip ( from French jeton ) ( from jeter to throw ) ( from Old French; see jet 2. )English -y 3THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural jitneys)
- A small bus or minibus which typically operates service on a fixed route, sometimes scheduled.
- An unlicensed taxi cab.
- A shared-ride taxi.
- (US, archaic) A small coin, a nickel.
- (in attributive use, US, archaic) Very inexpensive.
- A fraudulent arrangement whereby a broker who has direct access to an exchange executes trades on behalf of a broker who doesn't.
Origin
In original sense, a 5-cent US coin (a nickel); use for taxis and buses due to these services originally charging 5 cents as fare.
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