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

Word History

Etymology

of obscure origin

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above