Doner (plural Doners)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Doner is the 14724th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2018 individuals. Doner is most common among White (90.63%) individuals.
• Drone, Roden, drone, nerdo, orned, redon, renod, ronde
By ellipsis.
doner (plural doners)
doner kebab
doner
(Dublin slang) Goner; someone who is done for.
doner
(humorous, dialect) comparative form of done
• Drone, Roden, drone, nerdo, orned, redon, renod, ronde
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
