"gone goose" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gone geese [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|gone geese}} gone goose (plural gone geese)
  1. (informal) Synonym of goner (“someone who is doomed; a hopeless case”). Tags: informal Synonyms: goner [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-gone_goose-en-noun-WaDpOboL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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