jitneys

Noun

jitney (plural jitneys)

1. (US, archaic) Synonym of nickel, a 5-cent coin or amount.

   Synonyms:

   nickel

2. Synonym of minibus, especially one with a scheduled fixed route.

   Synonyms:

   minibus

3. Synonym of gypsy cab, an unlicensed taxi.

   Synonyms:

   gypsy cab

4. Synonym of shared taxi, a taxi usually shared with strangers to maximize profitability per trip.
   • […] I said good-by and took the bags downstairs and hailed a Frisco taxi-jitney, which was an ordinary taxi that ran a regular route and you could hail it from any corner and ride to any corner you want for about fifteen cents, cramped in with other passengers like on a bus, but talking and telling...1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, chapter 4, in On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC, part 3

   Synonyms:

   shared taxi

5. (Canada) An informal lawn bowling, curling, or darts competition in which all players present are randomly drawn into teams.
6. A fraudulent arrangement whereby a broker who has direct access to an exchange executes trades on behalf of a broker who does not.

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