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joneses

noun

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

Jelly Roll has been open about his struggles battling alcohol and harder drug addictions.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Rather, the concept is used to describe patterns of behavior that share similarities with human behavioral addictions.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026