jitney

Significat (anglès)

  1. A small bus or minibus which typically operates service on a fixed route, sometimes scheduled.
  2. An unlicensed taxi cab.
  3. A shared-ride taxi.
  4. A small coin, a nickel.
  5. Very inexpensive.
  6. An informal lawn bowling, curling, or darts competition in which all players present are randomly drawn into teams.
  7. A fraudulent arrangement whereby a broker who has direct access to an exchange executes trades on behalf of a broker who does not.

Etimologia (anglès)

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 disputed. Evidence for the Louisiana Creole French origin include the geographic distribution (Southeastern US, especially Black/African-American), and early spelling as gitney, which is common French spelling for the /ʒi/ pronunciation.

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