jonesed; jonesing; joneses
slang
: to have a strong desire or craving for something
he was jonesing for a drink
Examples of jones in a Sentence
Verb
I'm really jonesing for a cup of coffee right now
Noun
that dude had a jones for heroin like you wouldn't believe
I have a real jones for a milk shake.
Recent Examples on the Web
James Poniewozik, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020
For those jonesing for their Orange Is the New Black fix, help has arrived.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2019
Somehow, even the misty-eyed writers of Hallmark cards seem to have missed the beautiful and romantic literary potential of two married adults having extramarital affairs and jonesing to ditch their spouses and kids in order to be together.
—Ask Amy, al, 29 May 2019
Spring is barely here, and yet, people are already jonesing for summer, and with it, beach season.
—Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 15 Apr. 2019
Tesla owners have been jonesing for this update for years, though the company describes the feature as a beta version.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Nov. 2018
Any of these four jackets could save your skin
Spring has me jonesing to get outside in warm weather again.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2018
The Giants aren’t the only team that might be jonesing for Belichick.
—Peter King, SI.com, 5 Jan. 2018
Trump never stops jonesing for likes and retweets on Twitter as in life.
—Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 7 June 2017
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
But starting with one of her first mentors — Willie Nelson — she’s also had a strong jones for the Nashville sound: She’s duetted with Nelson and Kris Kristofferson and played at Farm Aid.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
The beltway media world has always had a sort of jones for celebrities, and celebrities have often loved them right back, a mutual appreciation society that reached its apogee during the correspondents’ dinners of the Obama years.
—New York Times, 1 May 2022
Kesha is indulging her jones for all things paranormal and unexplained in the upcoming discovery+ series Conjuring Kesha.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2021
That Jason Momoa has a jones for jeans should come as a surprise to absolutely no one.
—Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 5 June 2019
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Verb
But who among us is not jonesing to skip town and ride the rails, hoping the light at the end of the tunnel is not an oncoming train?
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020
For those jonesing for their Orange Is the New Black fix, help has arrived.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2019
Somehow, even the misty-eyed writers of Hallmark cards seem to have missed the beautiful and romantic literary potential of two married adults having extramarital affairs and jonesing to ditch their spouses and kids in order to be together.
—Ask Amy, al, 29 May 2019
Spring is barely here, and yet, people are already jonesing for summer, and with it, beach season.
—Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 15 Apr. 2019
Tesla owners have been jonesing for this update for years, though the company describes the feature as a beta version.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Nov. 2018
Any of these four jackets could save your skin
Spring has me jonesing to get outside in warm weather again.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2018
The Giants aren’t the only team that might be jonesing for Belichick.
—Peter King, SI.com, 5 Jan. 2018
Trump never stops jonesing for likes and retweets on Twitter as in life.
—Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 7 June 2017
Noun
Six-figure workers reeling in half a million-dollar salaries are struggling to keep up with the joneses.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
But starting with one of her first mentors — Willie Nelson — she’s also had a strong jones for the Nashville sound: She’s duetted with Nelson and Kris Kristofferson and played at Farm Aid.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
The beltway media world has always had a sort of jones for celebrities, and celebrities have often loved them right back, a mutual appreciation society that reached its apogee during the correspondents’ dinners of the Obama years.
—New York Times, 1 May 2022
Kesha is indulging her jones for all things paranormal and unexplained in the upcoming discovery+ series Conjuring Kesha.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2021
That Jason Momoa has a jones for jeans should come as a surprise to absolutely no one.
—Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 5 June 2019
Cite this Entry
“Jones.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jones. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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