love jones
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From love + jones (“addiction”).
Noun
[edit]love jones (plural love joneses)
- (slang) An intense, addiction-like craving or desire for love, especially romantic love.
- 1995, Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige (lyrics and music), “I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By”, in Tical[1]:
- I got a love jones for your body and your skin tone
Five minutes alone, I'm already on the bone
- 2016, Howard West, AGAPE: A Book of Love, page 23:
- The addict in love wants their pusher near to avoid love joneses (i.e. withdraws.) Love joneses have in some cases led to suicide and even murder.