love jones

English

Alternative forms

  • love Jones, Love Jones

Etymology

From love +‎ jones (“addiction”).

Noun

love jones (plural love joneses)

  1. (slang) An intense, addiction-like craving or desire for love, especially romantic love.
    • 1995, Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige, “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.
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