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jones

n. countable
C2 Proficiency US //ˈdʒoʊnz// jones Archaic Slang

n. a strong need or desire for something, especially a drug or a specific food. You use it when you feel like you cannot wait to have what you want.

n. an intense craving or addiction, originally referring to heroin but now applied to any strong desire. Informal and slang in register; often used to describe a sudden, urgent need for a specific substance or activity.


SIMPLE

I have a serious coffee jones this morning.

CONTEXTUAL

After three weeks of healthy eating, he had a massive sugar jones for a chocolate bar.

COMPLEX

The protagonist's persistent jones for adrenaline leads him into increasingly dangerous situations that eventually alienate his closest friends and family.

Etymology 1

Genitive of John.

Etymology 2

From Jone + -s.

Usage

Commonly used in the construction 'a [noun] jones' to specify the object of desire.

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