A jitney is a makeshift taxicab service that usually accepts alternative forms of payment, such as crack cocaine or sexual favors. These operate solely in the hood.

a very large and useless car, named after the bus that travels between manhattan and the hamptons. for example, a 1999 gmc yukon that only has two-wheel drive.

Originaly a jitney was an African who wears their traditional tribal dress (especially in a setting that it looks out of place- eg. a city) however the word can also be used as a general term for someone who wears traditional dress or just stands out from the crowd.

1. Possessions accumulated by Thrifty individuals in hopes that these items may somehow appreciate in value over time.

2. A form or style of decorating a house or yard with flux antiques. A particular style common to the rural Northeastern region of the United States (New England and New York State).

3. Flux antique(s), item(s) of pseudo value, item(s) left behind or discarded, rubbish, something unwanted; cheap ~ of low or little worth or significance.

Jitney lifestyle is not to be confused with farming or farmers. Jitney dwellers are commonly seen among aging rural families. Jitney's have more in common with White Trash, Hillbillies, Crackers and Rednecks. Jitney's are the bombed out shells of once aspiring northeastern families. Many Jitney families once had dignity; such dignity existed in prior generations where parents taught values, morals, and lessons of working hard and saving for the future. Such lessons of savings have been misinterpreted into collecting Jitney, hence the encompassing translation of jitney.

hot ass van with unlicensed haitan refugee drivers.

Susposed to hold 15 passengers but can pack about 70.

The drivers always get pulled over by the police and get asked for their green cards.

Someone who stands out for their particular outfit or garb, a driver or deliveryman of a particular item, someone out of place, a wee little bub that appears friendly in form such as a sculpture or model...

I grew up from preteen to adult in an all-girls school. while assigned to a unit (small dorm with approx. 20 single rooms about 10"x12" each) during any type of lock down or every night the doors were all locked in. Anytime during this if we had to relieve ourselves, each room had a pot/bucket with a lid aka: Jitney. some other words were all inappropriately spoken to describe it.