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keep up with the joneses

to strive beyond one's means to keep up socially and financially with others in one's social circle or neighborhood (from the name of a comic strip by Arthur R. Momand)
If I he can't afford a decent meal, he should not keep up with the Joneses.
by The Return of Light Joker November 16, 2009
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John Paul Jonesing

The strong desire to listen to good music after an extended period of listening to bad.
After a long day of Muzak at the office I'm John Paul Jonesing for some Led Zeppelin
by Little Walken December 24, 2010
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get Alex Jonesed

When someone loses access to their accounts on multiple online services, as punishment for violating no rules on one of the services, as though by conspiracy.
"Mister Metokur's Facebook page is down?"
"Yeah, after he got his second YouTube strike, they counted it as three strikes, and then he started to get Alex Jonesed."
by DiscoKrakken August 28, 2018
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keep up with the Joneses

Basically, it's an expression used to symbolize jealousy across the neighborhood and the need to keep up with each other. It's usually just technology, but the subject can be changed to lawnmowers, cars, etc.
Sometime in 2001...
Joseph: Dad! May I have the PS2?
Dad: No, you still have your Nintendo 64, right?
Joseph: It can play DVD's.
Dad: Okay, be prepared, I'll drive you to the Best Buy.
Dad, this time on his mind: I'll have to keep up with the Joneses!
by ilikeguns:) November 10, 2020
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Pac-man Jonesing

eng.
1. An uncontrollable urge to carry large amounts of money in brown paper bags and frequent strip clubs for dinner at 3 in the morning.
2. The ability to be arrested 12 times, yet never see the inside of a jail cell.
3. Waste of talent.
exe 1=guy1: Yo dog, whatchu do last night?
guy2: Hit up the atm and went Pac-man Jonesing for some seafood.
exe 2=guy1 Yall heard 5-0 got Trey last night red handed?
guy2: Shit, that muthafucka gonna Pac-man Jones them charges.
exe 3=M.C. Hammer,"I remember when I was popular, then I just Pac-man Jonesed it all away."
by Nick Bockwinkle March 29, 2008
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Indiana Jonesing

(V.) the act of trying to find something very hard then realizing it is right in front of you.
Yeah as I was saying, he kept indiana jonesing for the napkins but then he realized they were right in front of him.
by Cuzican777 December 19, 2010
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This is a name that most likely does not exist
Guy 1: Bart, can you pass me a beer, I've run dry!
The Reverend Master Doctor Professor Sir Lord His Honor Bartholomew Jones Winson Walter Hubert Blane Johannes Arthur BRFXXCCXXMNPCCCCLLLMMNPRXVCLMNCKSSQLBB11116 the MMMMDCCXXX: that's The Reverend Master Doctor Professor Sir Lord His Honor Bartholomew Jones Winson Walter Hubert Blane Johannes Arthur BRFXXCCXXMNPCCCCLLLMMNPRXVCLMNCKSSQLBB11116 the MMMMDCCXXX to you. And yes, I will get you your beer.
by Kingdoms of Fear Project March 23, 2022
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