jones

Definition

Heroin.

Etymology

Ed Boland, in The New York Times, March 2002, attributes the term to heroin addicts who frequented Great Jones Alley in New York City, off Great Jones Street between Broadway and Lafayette Street, although the slang term has obviously been around much longer. Dan Waldorf states that the use of the term, in the sense of “addiction”, originated among heroin addicts.

Example Sentences

• "You mean you got a little Jones, huh? Was it good?"
• "Defendant responded by saying he had some "Jones", a term used to describe heroin."
• "You seem like a smart kid, and dont get me wrong here, we dont want to see you all fucked up, cracked out butt naked on 4th street in the bad side of town, lookin to fuck the 1st millionaire willing to fork over some jones money."