goner
sustantivoatestiguado en diálogos
- Reino Unido//ˈɡɒnə(ɹ)//
- Estados Unidos//ˈɡɔːnɚ//
Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.
sustantivo
- 1
informalSomeone (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.
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.
- 2
jergaA ball hit out of the playing area for a home run.
Etimología
From gone + -er. First attestations around 1850.
Formas
- plural
- goners
goner · Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.
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