Meaning of goner | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.
   informal
2. A ball hit out of the playing area for a home run.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

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

“You'll be a goner if I hit you with this gun.”

“The sergeant was a goner. There was only one way to save him, and he threw himself on top, hurling the man to the ground.”

“Retreat, in his view, means it’s […] about making plans for the migration of millions of people from low-lying regions like Bangladesh into Europe; about admitting that New Orleans is a goner and moving the people to cities better positioned for the future.”

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