Definition of "jitney"

jitney

noun
plural jitneys
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.
  Quotations
  […] I said good-by and took the bags downstairs and hailed a Frisco taxi-jitney, which was an ordinary taxi that ran a regular route and you could hail it from any corner and ride to any corner you want for about fifteen cents, cramped in with other passengers like on a bus, but talking and telling jokes like in a private car.
  1957, Jack Kerouac, chapter 4, in On the Road, Viking Press, part 3
4. (US, archaic) A small coin, a nickel.
5. (in attributive use, US, archaic) Very inexpensive.
6. (Canada) 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.