Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term
a serious jones
4 +8 | a strong craving | NGK |
5 +1 | serious need for drugs | Kpy |
5 | a serious addiction | airmailrpl |
4 | A strong urge | obsidian |
4 | A strong urge | obsidian |
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a strong craving
agree |
mbc
31 mins
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agree |
jerrie
: maybe for whatever is in the package...
36 mins
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agree |
PB Trans
40 mins
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agree |
RHELLER
: I found references to food, music, as well
1 hr
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agree |
Patricia Baldwin
3 hrs
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agree |
Refugio
: maybe he needs a cigarette
5 hrs
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agree |
Anglo-German (X)
8 hrs
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agree |
Maria-Jose Pastor
: originally it referred to the physical need for more heroine, today however it is used for a strong craving for anything. I myself have used it in the expression "I'm jonesing for Spain!", and noone has batted an eye - it is understood that it is a strong
11 hrs
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serious need for drugs
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Note added at 2003-11-03 12:09:36 (GMT)
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see http://www.cox-internet.com/dabster/slang.htm
neutral |
NGK
: Maybe, maybe not — the quote doesn't indicate that this concerns drugs. Jones can mean any kind of craving.
2 mins
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agree |
Maria Danielson
: most likely drugs
47 mins
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neutral |
Maria-Jose Pastor
: agree w/Norbert, see my comment above.
11 hrs
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A strong urge
A strong urge
a serious addiction
it is sometimes used frivolously to refer to a chocolate craving etc but its origin was with drugs.
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