Jitney

Origin

In original sense, a 5-cent US coin (a nickel); use for taxis and buses due to these services originally charging 5 cents as fare.

Full definition of jitney

Noun

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. (US, archaic) A small coin, a nickel.
5. (in attributive use, US, archaic) Very inexpensive.
6. A fraudulent arrangement whereby a broker who has direct access to an exchange executes trades on behalf of a broker who doesn't.