1. people or things that are doomed, ruined, or certain to fail
Usage: informal; plural of goner

Examples

• The old computers were goners after the power surge.
• Without proper funding, those small businesses are goners.
• The injured players looked like goners, but they recovered quickly.
• After the scandal broke, the politicians knew they were goners.
• The plants left without water for two weeks were complete goners.
• Everyone thought the team were goners when they fell behind by twenty points.