jonesing
to want something very much
TRANSLATION
jonesing = sich nach etwas sehnen, Bock auf etwas haben --- GOOGLE INDEX jonesing: approximately 1,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Justin Bieber's new album, Believe, may not be released until June 19, but those of you JONESING for a taste of the teen idol's new tunes are in luck — snippets of Biebs’ new album have made their way online.
(MTV.com)
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Cellular networks are JONESING for iPhone users to eat up bandwidth with apps like FaceTime because they are exploring new ways to charge for data use.
(NBC news)
(MTV.com)
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Cellular networks are JONESING for iPhone users to eat up bandwidth with apps like FaceTime because they are exploring new ways to charge for data use.
(NBC news)
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jonesing
verb
- to want something very much
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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The proper name Jones is one of the most popular in U.S. and Britain. According to the UK National Trust, Jones is the second most common in the UK. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that Jones is the 4th most common. Exactly why jones became to be used as a verb to indicate a craving for something is unclear however.
Most sources believe it first surfaced in the 1960s in the U.S., where it meant to have a drug addiction. There is some speculation that this origin stems from addicts who lived in Great Jones Alley, off Great Jones Street, between Broadway and Lafayette Street in New York City.
The Urban Dictionary credits "jonesin" to Great Jones Street itself and the drug culture that once thrived there. Or perhaps there once was an infamous drug dealer by that name or maybe "Mister Jones" was a common euphemism for one's local heroin pusher. In any case, "jonesing" has meanwhile expanded to mean a strong desire for anything.
Jones is also used in the expression "keeping up with the Joneses," which alludes to the social and material envy that can exist between neighbours (buying a new Mercedes after your neighbour comes home with a new BMW).
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SYNONYMS
have a desire for, have a craving for, lust after, to fancy something, to hunger for something, pine for
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Let's go to the pub. I'm jonesing for a cool beer."
verb
- to want something very much
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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The proper name Jones is one of the most popular in U.S. and Britain. According to the UK National Trust, Jones is the second most common in the UK. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that Jones is the 4th most common. Exactly why jones became to be used as a verb to indicate a craving for something is unclear however.
Most sources believe it first surfaced in the 1960s in the U.S., where it meant to have a drug addiction. There is some speculation that this origin stems from addicts who lived in Great Jones Alley, off Great Jones Street, between Broadway and Lafayette Street in New York City.
The Urban Dictionary credits "jonesin" to Great Jones Street itself and the drug culture that once thrived there. Or perhaps there once was an infamous drug dealer by that name or maybe "Mister Jones" was a common euphemism for one's local heroin pusher. In any case, "jonesing" has meanwhile expanded to mean a strong desire for anything.
Jones is also used in the expression "keeping up with the Joneses," which alludes to the social and material envy that can exist between neighbours (buying a new Mercedes after your neighbour comes home with a new BMW).
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SYNONYMS
have a desire for, have a craving for, lust after, to fancy something, to hunger for something, pine for
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Let's go to the pub. I'm jonesing for a cool beer."
