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- [john-ziz]
- /ˈdʒoʊn zɪz/
- /dʒəʊnz/
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- [john-ziz]
- /ˈdʒoʊn zɪz/
Definitions of joneses word
- noun joneses Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas. 1
- noun joneses Casey [key-see] /ˈkeɪ si/ (Show IPA), (John Luther Jones) 1864–1900, U.S. locomotive engineer: folk hero of ballads, stories, and plays. 1
- noun joneses Chuck (Charles Martin Jones) 1912–2002, U.S. film animator. 1
- noun joneses Daniel, 1881–1967, English phonetician. 1
- noun joneses Ernest, 1879–1958, Welsh psychoanalyst. 1
- noun joneses (Everett) LeRoi [luh-roi,, lee-roi] /ləˈrɔɪ,, ˈli rɔɪ/ (Show IPA) original name of Imamu Amiri Baraka. 1
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Origin of joneses
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Joneses
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
joneses popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
joneses usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with joneses
- where are the joneses?
- what does keep up with the joneses mean?
- what is the movie the joneses about?
- where was the joneses filmed?
- who wants to be like the joneses?
- how to keep up with the joneses?
- what does keeping up with the joneses mean?
- when the joneses wear jeans?
- where was the movie the joneses filmed?
- what is the realistic joneses about?
- how long is the realistic joneses?
See also
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