[Ads-l] Better Citation for "Jones" (Addiction)

[Jonathan Lighter]

My blushes, Fred.

JL

On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM Shapiro, Fred <
00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> Yes it is, and I see that Jon has an extrarodinary quantity (about 70
> cites) and quality of citations for "jones"-related words.  I don't often
> enough express my admiration for the Historical Dictionary of American
> Slang.  The volumes are among my favorite possessions.  I even have a
> microfilm reel of Jon's dissertation, which was the nucleus of HDAS.
>
> Fred Shapiro
>
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> Subject: Re: Better Citation for "Jones" (Addiction)
>
> This exact quotation is in HDAS, as the first cite for _jones_ n. sense
> 1.a.
>
> Jesse Sheidlower
>
> On Sun, Nov 23, 2025 at 10:04:06PM +0000, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
> > jones (OED, 2., 1968)
> >
> > 1962 David W. Maurer Narcotics and Narcotic Addiction (ed. 2) 308
> >
> > Jones. A drug habit.
> >
> > Fred Shapiro
> >
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