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From Jones + town, after Reverend Jim Jones, leader of the Peoples Temple.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jonestown
Today it means: Any mass suicide or murder, especially one with religious or cultic overtones. Full definition →
Today it means: Any mass suicide or murder, especially one with religious or cultic overtones. Full definition →
From Jones + town, after Reverend Jim Jones, leader of the Peoples Temple.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.