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jones

 
Dictionary: jones   (jōnz) pronunciation Slang.
 
n.
  1. Heroin.
  2. An addiction or craving.
intr.v., jonesed, jones·ing, jones·es.

To have an eager or intense desire: was jonesing for caffeine.

[Perhaps from the name Jones.]


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(jōnz)
n.
  1. Heroin.
  2. An addiction, especially to heroin.
 
 

 

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