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doner

noun
/ˈdɒn.ə/UK/ˈdoʊ.nɚ/US/ˈdʌn.ə/UK/ˈdʌn.ɚ/US

Etymology

From done + -er (comparative suffix).

  1. inherited from *dēnaz✻
  2. inherited from *dān✻
  3. inherited from dōn
  4. inherited from don
  5. suffixed as doner — “done + er”

Definitions

  1. Doner kebab.

  2. Goner

    Goner; someone who is done for.

    • One whiff of that and you're a doner.

  3. comparative form of done

    comparative form of done: more done

    • With these cuts we generally recommend cooking no doner than medium-rare for a juicier product
    • Doner than a flank steak at a West Texas truck stop. Doner than Michael Vick's chances at next year's NFL citizenship award
    • they feared sounding stupid even to themselves out loud—and besides, the conversation was doner than done to them
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Misspelling of donor.

    2. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA