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plural goners
(informal) Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon. quotations examples
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.
2001, Jamie O’Neill, At Swim, Two Boys, London: Scribner, Part 2, Chapter 20, p. 620
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.
2007 November 1, Jeff Goodell, “James Lovelock, the Prophet”, in Rolling Stone
(baseball slang) A ball hit out of the playing area for a home run.