Definitions for jonesdʒoʊnz; ˈɪn ɪˌgoʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jones*dʒoʊnz(n.)
a craving or addiction, esp. to heroin.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
* (sometimes cap.) Slang..
Origin of jones:
1965–70; orig. uncert.
Jonesdʒoʊnz; ˈɪn ɪˌgoʊ(n.)
Category: Biography
John Paul (John Paul), 1747–92, American naval commander in the Revolutionary War, born in Scotland.
Category: Biography
Mary Harris (“Mother Jones”), 1830–1930, U.S. labor leader, born in Ireland.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
Jones, Mother Jones, Mary Harris Jones(noun)
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
Jones, Casey Jones, John Luther Jones(noun)
United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)
Jones, Bobby Jones, Robert Tyre Jones(noun)
United States golfer (1902-1971)
Jones, John Paul Jones(noun)
American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)
Jones, Inigo Jones(noun)
one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)
Jones, Daniel Jones(noun)
English phonetician (1881-1967)
Wiktionary
Jones(ProperNoun)
derived from the given name John.
jones(Noun)
Heroin.
jones(Noun)
An addiction or intense craving.
Iu2019ve got a basketball jones!
jones(Verb)
Have an intense craving.
Iu2019m jonesing for some basketball.
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