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a serious jones

English translation: craving

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English term or phrase:jones
Selected answer:craving
Entered by: NGK

12:03 Nov 3, 2003
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
English term or phrase: a serious jones
All I had was his name, $250 worth of merchandise being FedEX'd my way amd a serious jones.
vkan
a strong craving
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NGK
United States
Local time: 19:05
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +8a strong craving
NGK
5 +1serious need for drugs
Kpy
5a serious addiction
airmailrpl
4A strong urge
obsidian
4A strong urge
obsidian


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
a strong craving


Explanation:
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NGK
United States
Local time: 19:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mbc
31 mins
agree  jerrie: maybe for whatever is in the package...
36 mins
agree  PB Trans
40 mins
agree  RHELLER: I found references to food, music, as well
1 hr
agree  Patricia Baldwin
3 hrs
agree  Refugio: maybe he needs a cigarette
5 hrs
agree  Anglo-German (X)
8 hrs
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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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
serious need for drugs


Explanation:
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Kpy
France
Local time: 02:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  NGK: Maybe, maybe not — the quote doesn't indicate that this concerns drugs. Jones can mean any kind of craving.
2 mins
agree  Maria Danielson: most likely drugs
47 mins
neutral  Maria-Jose Pastor: agree w/Norbert, see my comment above.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
A strong urge


Explanation:
for ex: a serious chocolate jones means a perso has a strong urge or craving for chocolate. whatever is in the package perhaps is what is being craved

obsidian
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
A strong urge


Explanation:
for ex: a serious chocolate jones means a perso has a strong urge or craving for chocolate. whatever is in the package perhaps is what is being craved

obsidian
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a serious addiction


Explanation:
'jones' is a drug addiction - usually to heroin
it is sometimes used frivolously to refer to a chocolate craving etc but its origin was with drugs.



airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 21:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
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