noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon. informal

   "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work."

2. 2
   a person in desperate straits; someone doomed wordnet
3. 3
   A ball hit out of the playing area for a home run. slang

Synonyms

All synonyms

gone goosegoslingterminal casetoast

Example

More examples

"For a second there I thought I was a goner."

Etymology

From gone + -er. First attestations around 1850.

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