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jitney

[ jit-nee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

, jit·neyed, jit·ney·ing.

jitney

/ ˈdʒɪtnɪ /

Origin of jitney¹

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

Origin of jitney¹

C20: of unknown origin

I never enjoyed meeting anyone so much before as that jitney man.

Finally the truck halted, and the jitney traveled on a few hundred feet in advance before it, too, had to stop.

I am starting a jitney-line and am always on hand for my clients.

Dad says I have to be sixteen before I can have a license to drive a jitney.

The jitney struck its bone-shaking gait along the curving street of Endicutt.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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