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goner

[ gaw-ner, gon-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Informal.

goner

/ ˈɡɒnə /

slang.
a person or thing beyond help or recovery, esp a person who is dead or about to die

Origin of goner¹

First recorded in 1840–50; gone + -er ¹

With Terri Lynn Land looking like a goner, Republicans are throwing a wild Hail Mary—using 2004 tactics to gain a Senate seat.

If, for instance, the president wins only 90 percent of the votes he drew four years ago he is almost certainly a goner.

Throw in an underdog sports story and some beautiful cinematography and I am a goner.

I thought I was a goner, for whenever anybody was after anybody I judged it was me—or maybe Jim.

His great anaconda has gathered itself in a circle around the doomed rabbit of rebellion, and if the rabbit swells he's a goner.

Took hold o' my nose dreffle bad; I'm afeard my stomach'll be a goner. '

It's a damn good thing Pearl had as good hold on me as she had, or I'd been a goner.

This is one of his important duties; for, if a sheep eats of this plant, he is a "goner."

April 18, 2024petrichor

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