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goner

/ˈɡɒnə(ɹ)/US/ˈɡɔːnɚ/

goner noun: someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.

Noun

goner (plural goners)

  1. (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.
    Synonyms:
    gone goose
  2. (slang) A ball hit out of the playing area for a home run.

Synonyms of goner

Forms of goner

pluralgoners
alternative formgonner

Origin of goner

From gone + -er. First attestations around 1850.

Words that rhyme with goner

Questions about goner

What does goner mean?
Goner means someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.
What part of speech is goner?
Goner is a noun.
How do you pronounce goner?
Goner is pronounced /ˈɡɒnə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of goner?
The plural of goner is goners.

Words near goner in the dictionary

  1. goneness
  2. gonenesses
  3. goneoclinic
  4. goneplacid
  5. goneplacids
  6. goner
  7. goners
  8. goneski
  9. gonesome
  10. gonest
  11. goney

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