1) A state park, recreational facility and beach on the Jones Beach Island along southern coast of Long Island. It is one of 5 barrier islands on Long Island. It resides in between the borders of Nassau and Suffolk counties. It is a beach that receives millions of visitors annually from the Suffolk, Nassau, and New York City areas each summer. It was built by Robert Moses and opened to the public in the late summer of 1929.
2) A term used to refer to the wacky inexplicable actions of the patrons of Jones Beach. Some could describe the reasoning and explanations of the actions in Jones Beach as âbeyond science.â The best way to explain the phenomena at Jones Beach is to not explain it at all. The only real way to understand it is to experience it yourself. This term was first coined in early 2024.
Somebody: Welp, looks like itâs that time of year againâ¦
Other person: What do you mean?
Somebody: Itâs time for my annual migration to Jones Beach this summer.
Other person: Good luck, I hope you survive!
Additional definition:
Somebody: I saw a guy the other day walking down Jericho Turnpike with a pickle attached to a leash and he was rambling about the consequences of the microwave industry to the wall of the Applebeeâs.
Other person: Thatâs like Jones Beach type shit
A colloquial term used on Long Island (Western Nassau County area) used to refer to the McDonalds location in New Hyde Park. It is less commonly known as the Denton House, named after its creator, Joseph Denton, who built it in 1795. It was acquired by McDonalds in 1985.
Somebody: Woah is that huge McDonalds building over there?
Long Islander: Oh, what we call that the McMansion! Their prices are somewhat expensive though!