goner.
Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.
Meaning & usage
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.
A ball hit out of the playing area for a home run.
Where this word comes from
From gone + -er. First attestations around 1850.
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