/jit"nee/ , n. , pl. jitneys , v. , jitneyed, jitneying .
n.
1. a small bus or car following a regular route along which it picks up and discharges passengers, originally charging each passenger five cents.
2. Older Slang. a nickel; five-cent piece.
v.t. , v.i.
3. to carry or ride in a jitney.
[ 1900-05, Amer.; of obscure orig.; F jeton JETTON is a phonetically implausible source ]