Jones
verb
- to feel a physical craving
proper noun
- family name
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəʊnz/ / /d͡ʒoʊnz/
name
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- plural of Jone
noun
Etymology: Ed Boland, in an article in March 2002 of the The New York Times, attributes the term to heroin addicts who frequented Great Jones Alley in New York City, off Great Jones Street between Broadway and Lafayette Street, although the slang term has obviously been around much longer. Dan Waldorf states that the use of the term, in the sense of addiction, originated among heroin addicts.
- Heroin.
“You mean you got a little Jones, huh? Was it good?”
“Defendant responded by saying he had some "Jones", a term used to describe heroin.”
- An addiction or intense craving.
“I’ve got a basketball jones!”
“... I've got a jones," and she dropped her head.”
verb
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of jone