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gon

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unstressed/ɡən/stressed/ɡoʊn/

gon is the alternative form of gonna.

gon is the abbreviation of gondola car.

Meaning of gonna

Verb

gonna

  1. (auxiliary, colloquial) A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present.
    • I'm gonna hafta find a new job soon.

Meaning of gondola car

Noun

gondola car (plural gondola cars)

  1. Synonym of gondola (type of railroad car).
    Synonyms:
    gondola

Noun

gon (plural gons)

  1. One hundredth of a right angle: a gradian.

Forms of gon

pluralgons

Origin of gon

Clipping of gonna. Compare Middle English gon, dialectal gan, Dutch gaan.

From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “angle”). More in Wikipedia at gradian § History and name.

Clipping.

Phrases with gon

Questions about gon

What does gon mean?
Gon means one hundredth of a right angle: a gradian.
What is gon the alternative form of?
Gon is the alternative form of gonna.
What part of speech is gon?
Gon is a noun.
How do you pronounce gon?
Gon is pronounced /ɡən/ (unstressed).
What is the plural of gon?
The plural of gon is gons.

Words near gon in the dictionary

  1. gomuti
  2. gomuti palm
  3. gomuti palms
  4. gomuto
  5. gomutra
  6. gon
  7. gon'
  8. gon-
  9. gonad
  10. gonadal
  11. gonadally

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gon (page history and authors); gonna (page history and authors); gondola car (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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