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I have seen / heard the term "Jonesing" a bit on the board this week. What does it mean?
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Really wanting more then just a simple desire~Lauren~
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Re: An Americanism.
+Originally posted by Laurenfra
How apt!
sigpic260/215/180 Male - 36 y/o
It never ceases to amaze me of how easy and how effective this ***diet*** is!!
I have since re-gained a bit of weight, but that is soon to be coming off again!
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more like the craving for heroin actuallyComment
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not that I know I have never used it ..but my brother has and he used to call the urge for it "jonesing"Comment
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It's a craving just like they said. I think it comes from Jones Street in New York, where there was a lot of drug buying and selling.
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Re: An Americanism.
I thought it meant coveting, like in the expression "keeping up with the Jones's"
Really wanting something or craving something. i.e., I'm really jonesing for a big mac.
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Here in the Uk we have a phrase "keeping up with the Jones'" which translates to always being upto date with things and being a trend follower.
Slightly different then ;-)
Richsigpic260/215/180 Male - 36 y/o
It never ceases to amaze me of how easy and how effective this ***diet*** is!!
I have since re-gained a bit of weight, but that is soon to be coming off again!
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Rich,
Spoken in American Slang
"You Be Jonesing on them Hammers...."
Lord, my dream is to lose this weight and to be healthier.
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nb. I my post re keeping up with the jones' was made before I read the message from Pennielovesdarren.
Sorry.sigpic260/215/180 Male - 36 y/o
It never ceases to amaze me of how easy and how effective this ***diet*** is!!
I have since re-gained a bit of weight, but that is soon to be coming off again!
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Originally posted by dotsamantha
exactly the right answer it always was linked to herion actually ...."jonesing for a fix"
it has nothing to do with keeping up with anyone it has to do with curing craving ...Comment
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Yup, it's a hard-core drug reference . . . I never use it, myself, for that reason.Originally posted by Heidi3We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle
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I use it when explaining the craving our newbies and their induction flu.
as a compariosn for them
just like a drug addict in withdrawal looking for a fix their high carb body is jonesing for carbs and anything else they had to give up like caffeine and just like a drug addict in withdrawal the physical part of the addiction will pass in a few days and then they will be a clean low carber fighting the mental part of their addiction.by the book atkinseer
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Oh and I thought it comes from Bridgat Jones 
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