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Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - jones

 
 

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Jones

jones
 I. noun  Etymology: origin unknown  Date: 1965  1. slang habit, addiction; especially addiction to heroin  2. slang heroin  3. slang an avid desire or appetite for something ; craving  II. intransitive verb  Date: 1974 slang to have a strong desire or craving for something he was ~ing for a drink JONES  I. biographical name Anson 1798-1858 president of the Republic of Texas (1844-46)  II. biographical name Daniel 1881-1967 English phonetician  III. biographical name Howard Mumford 1892-1980 American educator & critic  IV. biographical name Inigo 1573-1652 English architect  V. biographical name John Paul 1747-1792 originally in full John Paul American (Scottish-born) naval officer  VI. biographical name Quincy 1933- American composer, bandleader, & music producer  VII. biographical name Thomas Hudson 1892-1969 American sculptor
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  see Joneses ...
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  See: KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES. ...
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  - for the surname, see John. In phrase keep up with the Joneses, 1913, Amer.Eng., from the title of a comic strip by Arthur R. Momand. The slang sense "intense desire, addiction" probably from earlier use of Jones as a synonym for "heroin," presumably from the proper name, but the connection, if any, is obscure. ...
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