noun
- an addiction or strong craving for something
Usage: slang
verb
- to have a strong desire or craving for something
Usage: slang
Examples
- He had a serious jones for chocolate cake.
- She’s been jonesing for a vacation all year.
- The coffee jones hit him hard every morning.
- I’m really jonesing for some good pizza right now.
- His jones for vintage records led him to spend his entire paycheck.
- After quitting smoking, she still had a jones for cigarettes.