jitney

[ jit-nee ]

/ ˈdʒɪt ni /

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noun, plural jit·neys.

a small bus or car following a regular route along which it picks up and discharges passengers, originally charging each passenger five cents.

Older Slang. a nickel; five-cent piece.

verb (used with or without object), jit·neyed, jit·ney·ing.

to carry or ride in a jitney.

Words nearby jitney

jinzhou, jipijapa, jird, jism, jit, jitney, jitter, jitterbug, jittery, jiujitsu, jiulong

Origin of jitney

1900–05, Americanism; of obscure origin; French jeton jetton is a phonetically implausible source

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Examples from the Web for jitney

Been dotty about you ever since you took me for a jitney driver and tipped me a quarter.
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By this time my confidence in the African jitney was somewhat shaken.
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Her face was dirty enough to suit Dee's idea of a jitney driver.
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Dum had lettered the jitney sign for her the evening before.
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"We'll go up to the house in Bernard Coyle's jitney," said Rosemary, leading the way around to the side platform.
Rosemary|Josephine Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for jitney

jitney

/ (ˈdʒɪtnɪ) /

noun US rare

a small bus that carries passengers for a low price, originally five cents

slang a nickel; five cents

Word Origin for jitney

C20: of unknown origin

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jitney

noun, plural jit·neys.

verb (used with or without object), jit·neyed, jit·ney·ing.

Words related to jitney

Words nearby jitney

Origin of jitney

Examples from the Web for jitney

British Dictionary definitions for jitney

noun US rare

Word Origin for jitney