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The phrase "jonsing" is believed to originally derive from the Grateful Dead song "Casey Jones":

"Riding that train high on cocaine, Casey Jones you better watch your speed"

"Jonsing" means to be in a state of withdrawl and/or need that next fix. Originally for drugs, but it has come to generally mean any strong craving (for chocolate, sex, coffee, sugar etc.)
"I'm jonsing hard!"
"I quit smoking yesterday and I'm already jonsing"
"Jonsing for carbs"
jonsing by MariaFF July 21, 2009
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So high, or so totally fucked that the only thing to describe it is jone-sing. Jonsing
Im steady jonsin
u wanna jones it
im JONSED
jones that shit
jones my jones
im so jonesed my jonsed is jonesed
im jonsing
jonsing by Gagan Sran May 20, 2008
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Another term for desperate for something.
They call me the drink the way I be jonsing
jonsing by Pikafu March 6, 2026

Jonning it 

Smoking a cigarette all the way to the filter, and then possibly attempting to smoke the filter. Originated in Cedar, BC.
"Ew, shit, smoke that cigarette like a person. Why are you Jonning it?"
Jonning it by foolishwun June 25, 2009

Indiana Jonesing the Coffee 

When you are making coffee in a coffee maker and you lift the pot out carefully as you tilt your own cup into the stream of coffee. Taken from the opening scene of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981) when Harrison Ford's character fills a bag with sand to steal a booby-trapped idol.
Me: I was Indiana Jonesing the coffee in the breakroom this morning!
My Secretary: Yeah, you made an awful mess! (hands me a paper towel)

Jonesing for that hang 

Something only a desperate buffoon would text Jerry Seinfeld.
Hey Jerr, I'm jonesing for that hang! Let's talk some shop.
A multi-meaning word which originated as prison slang in Louisiana, particularly South Louisiana and is primarily used in those areas.

Josing can be defined as the following:

1. Serving time in jail or prison.

2. Participating in an activity or distraction, particularly in jail, which makes the time seem to pass faster.

3. The act of joking at someone else's expense, especially in jail but also used in street context.
(Variation 1)
"My boy been josing for 3 years off a gun charge."

(Variation 2)
"Man if we could smoke in the parish jail we'd be straight josing."

(Variation 3)
"We was straight up josing off that boy all day - he got drove as fuck."
Josing by BR Phat March 4, 2013
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