a person or thing that is beyond help or seems certain to die soon, be ruined, etc.
Origin of goner
from gone + -ergoner
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goner
noun
SlangOne that is ruined or doomed.
Origin of goner
From goneTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural goners)
- Someone (something) doomed; a hopeless case.
- I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work.
- You'll be a goner if I hit you with this gun.
Origin
- gone + -er
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