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goner

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gon·er  (gônr, gnr)
n. Slang
One that is ruined or doomed.

[From gone.]

goner [ˈgɒnə]
n
Slang a person or thing beyond help or recovery, esp a person who is dead or about to die
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.goner - a person in desperate straits; someone doomed; "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work"; "one mistake and you're toast"
desperate - a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"
Translations
goner [ˈgɒnəʳ] N he's a gonerestá en las últimas, se nos va
goner [ˈgɒnər] n
to be a goner → être fichu(e), être foutu(e)
goner
n (inf) to be a goner (patient)es nicht mehr lange machen; (socially, professionally: person, company) → weg vom Fenster sein (inf); if you pull out the whole plan’s a gonerwenn du nicht mitmachst, wird aus der ganzen Sache nichts
goner [ˈgɒnəʳ] n (fam) I thought you were a gonerpensavo che ormai fossi spacciato


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He 's a goner anyhow in about five minutes--yeh kin see that.
"That claw is a goner," one of the station baggage-men said, straightening up from an examination of Michael through the bars.
I thought I was a goner, for whenever anybody was after anybody I judged it was ME -- or maybe Jim.
 
 
 
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