jeepney

noun

jeep·​ney ˈjēp-nē How to pronounce jeepney (audio)
: a Philippine jitney bus converted from a jeep

Examples of jeepney in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The inspiration behind the vehicle comes from the Filipino jeepneys. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024 In an effort to streamline transportation, the government is requiring jeepney operators to surrender their individual franchises to larger cooperatives, and replace traditional jeepneys with more energy-efficient vehicles. Mark Saludes, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2024 The landslide swept away three buses and a jeepney carrying miners and buried a village, according to authorities. Regine Cabato, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024 Across the interior roof of Bear’s jeepney is a mural of the American Midwest dappled with tractors, cattle and farmland — vestigial from its former owners, who used the jeepney to shuttle customers around their property in Minnesota. Gaby Wilson, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2022 Not every jeepney operator has been as lucky as the Tabing family. Jason Gutierrez, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023 In 2022, these are broadly universal feelings, but presented alongside the jeepney, their acute relevance to Filipinos around the world emerges in relief. Gaby Wilson, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2022 In Manila, Raymond Manaog, 29, who drives the colorful Philippine mini-bus known as a jeepney, complains that inflation — and especially the rising price of diesel — is forcing him to work more to get by. Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2022 The jeepney is ever-present throughout the project, gracing the cover of the record and making several appearances in music videos. Grace Ann Natanawan, SPIN, 6 May 2022

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Word History

Etymology

jeep + jitney

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jeepney was in 1946

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“Jeepney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jeepney. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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