a goner



a goner

Something or someone that is dead, doomed, ruined, or past recovery, as in If this new drug doesn't work, he's a goner; or Without a working transmission, my car's a goner. Synonyms of this idiom, such as a gone goose or chicken or gosling , are no longer heard as much. [Slang; mid-1800s]
See also: goner

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Taliesintal-ee-ES-in (Welsh)Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Lloyd[lɔid]
Ulysse-French
Vespasianve-SPAY-zhən (English)History
Kadmos-Greek Mythology
Merit (1)MER-itEnglish (Rare)