jitney
Synonym of cheap, very inexpensiveSynonym of cheap, very inexpensive.
/ˈd͡ʒɪtni/
Meaning
1 senses(US, archaic, not comparable)Synonym of cheap, very inexpensive.
Origin
1886, originally for a five-cent US coin (a nickel); use for taxis and buses due to these1886, 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.
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