be jonesing for (something)
be jonesing for (something)
slang To have a strong desire or craving for something, sometimes due to addiction. Want to meet me at the court a little later? I've been jonesing for some basketball lately. I gave up smoking this morning, and I'm already majorly jonesing for a cigarette! Of course you're jonesing for caffeine—you normally drink three cups of coffee a day.
See also: jones
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- jones
- jones for (something)
- have a jones for (something)
- have a yen for
- have a yen for (something)
- hanker
- hanker after
- hanker after (something)
- hanker for (something)
- have a hankering for (something)