jitney
7 synonyms for jitney, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Another word for a nickel, a coin or sum worth five cents.
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Etymology
1886, originally for a five-cent US coin (a nickel); use for taxis and buses due to these services originally charging five cents as fare, popularized circa 1915. The etymology is uncertain; it is believed to originate from Louisiana Creole jetnée, from French jeton (“token, coin-sized metal disc”), though this is disp...
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