goneness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of goneness
Example Sentences
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Why are you so happy about it now when you are so sad in his shirt, in his office, in his goneness?
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
Inside of a fortni't he was a gone goose, which wa'n't surprising—every other man being in the same fix—but 'TWAS surprising to see her helping the goneness along.
From Cape Cod Stories by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
"My goneness is in my knees," Walter Perkins informed them.
From The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks Or, the Secret of Ruby Mountain by Patchin, Frank Gee
“I have a goneness here that nothing except a hot breakfast will satisfy.”
From The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy by Patchin, Frank Gee
"Well, you confessed to a fearful sense of goneness yourself."
From As Seen By Me by Bell, Lilian
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