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to joneses

to joneses

9.9
Want something very much, especially a drug or a habit
  • verb
  • /ˈdʒoʊnɪz/
  • Slang
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  • After quitting coffee, she still joneses for a cup every morning.

Examples

  • He really joneses for a new video game.

  • He often joneses for adventure when life feels too routine.

  • Whenever she sees chocolate, she joneses for a piece even if she is not hungry.

  • She jonesed for some ice cream after dinner.

  • Whenever she sees chocolate, she joneses for a piece even if she is not hungry.

  • He often joneses for adventure when life feels too routine.

  • After quitting coffee, she still joneses for a cup every morning.

Synonyms

to jonesing
vsto joneses
  • Slang
9.9

To want something very much

means the same but presents it as having a strong craving

Antonyms

indifference
71 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

disinterest
5 5.8

Not feeling interested in something, like a talk or task

Idioms

to keep up with the Joneses
  • Informal
4 7.5

Try to have the same things and life as neighbors to appear successful

Compounds

Joneses
  • Informal
7 7.9

People you compare yourself to because they have more things or a better life

How Strong

to obsess
304 5.5
to yearn
92 4.9
to joneses
  • Slang
9.9
to crave
103 3.8
to desire
446 1.6
to want
∞ 1.0
to like
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

joneses infinitive
jonesing present participle

Morphology

joneses = jones (transparent) = jones + es

This is the regular third-person singular present form of the verb 'jones', so the inflection is fully predictable.

Etymology

Joneses is slang that comes from an older slang word jones, which meant 'an intense need'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the familiar idea 'keeping up with the Joneses' — wanting what others have — so joneses means to strongly want or crave something.