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joneses

noun

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plural of jones, slang

as in addictions

a physiological need for certain drugs that dude had a jones for heroin like you wouldn't believe

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Recent Examples of joneses Six-figure workers reeling in half a million-dollar salaries are struggling to keep up with the joneses. —

Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025

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addictions

Noun

And for a growing contingent inside and outside of Washington, there are concerns over fraud, insider trading and gambling addictions.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
This grouped gambling with alcohol use disorder and other addictions.

— Alex Hogan, STAT, 10 Apr. 2026