goner
nounUK /ˈɡɒnə(ɹ)/ · US /ˈɡɔːnɚ/
Etymology From gone + -er. First attestations around 1850.
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Informal Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.
- I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work.
- You'll be a goner if I hit you with this gun.
2 more examples
- The sergeant was a goner. There was only one way to save him, and he threw himself on top, hurling the man to the ground.2001, Jamie O’Neill, At Swim, Two Boys, London: Scribner, Part 2, Chapter 20, p. 620:
- Retreat, in his view, means it’s […] about making plans for the migration of millions of people from low-lying regions like Bangladesh into Europe; about admitting that New Orleans is a goner and moving the people to cities better positioned for the future.2007 November 1, Jeff Goodell, “James Lovelock, the Prophet”, in Rolling Stone:
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Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Slang A ball hit out of the playing area for a home run.