goner
Someone doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soonSomeone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.
» Tom is a goner.
Том не жилец.
З Томом покінчено.
Meaning
2 senses(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.
hoffnungsloser Fall, Todgeweihter, Verlorener
ко́нченый челове́кkónčenyj, пропа́щий челове́кpropáščij
(slang)A ball hit out of the playing area for a home run.
- a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
Examples
19 sentencesTom is a goner.
З Томом покінчено.
ruТом не жилец.
You're a goner.
Тобі капут.
Tom thought he was a goner.
ruТом подумал, что он мёртв.
Tom thought that he was a goner.
I thought Tom was a goner.
Translations
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Origin
From gone + -er. First attestations around 1850.From gone + -er. First attestations around 1850.
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