# rooned

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Ruined; utterly spoiled or destroyed.

## Etymology
From "we'll all be rooned" (i.e. ruined), the refrain of a pessimistic character in John O'Brien's 1921 poem Said Hanrahan.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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