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goner
A person or thing that is doomed or destined for failure. If he jumps out of that plane and his parachute doesn't open, he's a goner. I'm a goner if my parents find out I dented the car.
(a) goner
a dead or dying creature or person. The boy brought the sick fish back to the pet store to get his money back. "This one is a goner," he said. John thought he was a goner when his parachute didn't open.
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]
goner
(ˈgɔnɚ) n. someone or something finished or nearly finished. The horse was a goner, so it had to be destroyed.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Levon | | - | Armenian |
Edmao | | ed-MAW | Limburgish |
MelİK | | - | Turkish |
Marijus | | - | Lithuanian |
Cyryl | | TSI-ril | Polish |
Marco | | MAHR-ko (Italian, Spanish, Dutch) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch |