What does this mean to you?

Perks · Nov 26, 2005

If someone has a 'jones' for something, what's going on with them? And is this a slang term that is widely known and/or used?

(This is to settle a debate that rattled around my house this weekend. Of course, you people being authorities on all things wordy, the parties have agreed to abide by your decision on the matter.)

Richard · Nov 26, 2005

Jones - a savage appetite for something, as in 'a jonesing for...'

To be honest, it's one of those words where the context makes it pretty clear even if the person reading doesn't know the slang.

KTC · Nov 26, 2005

Exactly. I'm jonesin' for some Chocolate Ice Cream right about now! Gotta get me some!

brokenfingers · Nov 26, 2005

Yes, to jones for something is to need it, like an addiction

Dawno · Nov 26, 2005

Perks said:
If someone has a 'jones' for something, what's going on with them? And is this a slang term that is widely known and/or used?

(This is to settle a debate that rattled around my house this weekend. Of course, you people being authorities on all things wordy, the parties have agreed to abide by your decision on the matter.)

Urban dictionary

funny, I used the term "jonesing" in my blog the other day re: the congregation of folks in the AW Chatroom while AW was migrating - it seemed perfect...

katiemac · Nov 26, 2005

In the 90s, the term was also used in teenage slang to mean having a crush on someone.

Jamesaritchie · Nov 26, 2005

Jones

Am I the only one old enough to remember the hit song "Basketball Jones" by Cheech & Chong? Or the song "Love Jones" that it parodied?

SusanR · Nov 27, 2005

Jamesaritchie said:
Am I the only one old enough to remember the hit song "Basketball Jones" by Cheech & Chong? Or the song "Love Jones" that it parodied?

*sigh*

No, you're not.

SusanR

poetinahat · Nov 27, 2005

Jamesaritchie said:
Am I the only one old enough to remember the hit song "Basketball Jones" by Cheech & Chong? Or the song "Love Jones" that it parodied?

I'm witchoo as well. (Except I originally thought it was "Basketball Joe" :Huh:

)

KimJo · Nov 27, 2005

I always thought this use of "jonesing" came from the phrase "keeping up with the Joneses".

Aconite · Nov 27, 2005

KimJo said:
I always thought this use of "jonesing" came from the phrase "keeping up with the Joneses".

No, it had to do with heroin.

Avalon · Nov 27, 2005

I thought it came from Casey Jones and the Grateful Dead.

Maybe I'd better do my research.

Celia Cyanide · Nov 27, 2005

We always used it as a craving, like an addiction, and then, just to express how bad we wanted something, we used it to describe other stuff like, I'm jonesin' for a good Hip Hop show right now...

scarletpeaches · Nov 27, 2005

I always thought it was rhyming slang for *ahem* a male man's member.

As it having a bone(r) for something.

:ROFL:

scarletpeaches · Nov 27, 2005

AH-HA I was right, laugh though you may! Definition seven on Dawno's link.

Scarletpeaches is vindicated - she's not as thick as she thought!!! :Clap:

Man, I've got a stonking big jones now.

three seven · Nov 27, 2005

scarletpeaches said:
Man, I've got a stonking big jones now.

Something you're not telling us, Nichola?

scarletpeaches · Nov 27, 2005

three seven said:
Something you're not telling us, Nichola?

Oh man, that made me cry with laughter. :ROFL:

To make it clear: I am a female woman with all the female woman's bits you would expect, no added extras.

What does this mean to you?

Perks

delicate #!&@*#! flower

Richard

13th Triskaidekaphobe

KTC

Stand in the Place Where You Live

brokenfingers

Walkin' That Road

Dawno

Shiny!

katiemac

Five by Five

Jamesaritchie

SusanR

poetinahat

Numbers are beautiful

KimJo

Outside the box, with the werewolves

Aconite

Avalon

Linda J. Daly

Celia Cyanide

Joker Groupie

scarletpeaches

scarletpeaches

three seven

(Graeme Cameron)

scarletpeaches