JITNEY Meaning of JITNEY in English [ 'dʒɪtni ]■ noun ( plural ~s ) N. Amer. informal a small bus carrying passengers for a low fare.Originearly 20th cent. (orig. denoting a five-cent piece): of unknown origin. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004