jone

verb

ˈjōn 

variants or joan

joned or joaned; joning ˈjō-niŋ  or joaning also jonin' ˈjō-nən  or joanin'; jone or joan

transitive + intransitive

African American English slang

: to insult a person by joning : to engage in a ritualized exchange of insults

—usually used with on

My family is loving, but will jone on you until the roosters crow. … If you didn't jump in on the jokes, somehow you became the brunt of them (lol).

—Alsean Bryant, quoted at Waycross (Georgia) Journal-Herald (online)

"Ohhhhh! Ms. Valente jonin' on you, cuz!"

—Tiffany Jackson

He was just talking to me, telling me I always got jokes, I'm always joaning on him. I tell him that's not going to stop.

—Mark McCain, quoted at The Washington Post (online)

see also jones entry 1

Examples of jone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bohn, who comes from Amazon Studios’ series team, takes on the role of head of global content development while Poulton has joned the Guardian in the inaugural role of editorial director for film and TV. —K.j. Yossman, Variety, 6 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

of obscure origin

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above