comes from neighborhood crack addict/favorite local "Mr. Jones" of Madison, Wisconsin who would wander State Street looking to score.
by ElScorcho August 04, 2007

The act of submitting a change to a Git repository by making significantly more commits than necessary because you want to get more green on your GitHub profile
"I better update all my projects' license files since it's 2017 and I'm jonesing for that green!"
"Dude, half of your commits for this PR are fixing formatting. There's keeping your code clean, and then there is blatantly jonesing!"
"Dude, half of your commits for this PR are fixing formatting. There's keeping your code clean, and then there is blatantly jonesing!"
by Lola the Micropanda May 01, 2017

by Dr. Know October 16, 2003

1) to come up short on something. 2)to get {screwed} the short end of the bargain. 3) to lose by some others advantage
ORIGIN: To keep up with the jones' to be in a undesirable position because of someone else's improved position.
ORIGIN: To keep up with the jones' to be in a undesirable position because of someone else's improved position.
When I went to the bathroom I got jonesed because someone used the last of the tissue and did not replace it!
by cobra March 31, 2004

Verb; A way to tell someone they have been "punked", "screwed", or "burned". It's a way to be compared to someone that has been the butt of a joke.
by _bwj0n3s_ April 16, 2009

When an MLB player gets signed a big contract or a contract in general and doesn't do jack shit for their team. Derived from Andruw Jones who signed a 2 year $45 million contract for the Dodgers and didnt do shit.
Juan Uribe with 2 World Series signed with the Dodgers is Jonesing it up with them in 2012 hitting .190
by Alweeeezy August 04, 2012
