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goneski

Australian slang for 'gone' — adding the pseudo-Slavic or Russian-sounding '-ski' suffix for comic emphasis.

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#1·Apr 28, 2026

Australian slang for 'gone' — adding the pseudo-Slavic or Russian-sounding '-ski' suffix for comic emphasis. The term conveys something that has departed, been used up, or ceased to exist. It is cheerful and slightly dramatic in register, typical of Australian informal hyperbole.

By the time we got to the barbecue the sausages were completely goneski.
Origin: Australian humorous formation: 'gone' + '-ski' (a mock-foreign suffix added for comic emphasis, common in Australian informal speech). Editorial expansion authored on Slangora.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(AU, slang) gone.

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