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Doner vs Downer - What's the difference?

doner | downer |

As nouns the difference between doner and downer

is that doner is goner; someone who is done for or doner can be doner kebab while downer is downer (drug).

As an adjective doner

is (humorous|dialect) (done).

doner

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(head)
  • (humorous, dialect) (done)
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    • See also

    * done and doner

    Noun

    (head)
  • Goner; someone who is done for.
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    • Etymology 2

    By ellipsis.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • doner kebab

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    downer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A negative drug trip.
    • Normally those pills give me a boost, but last night they gave me a downer
  • A drug that has depressant qualities.
  • Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy
  • * 2009 , (Spike Jonze),
    • You don't really need to know me. I'm kind of a downer .

    Descendants

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