单词 | jitney |
释义 | jitney /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] |
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