Definitions
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- adjective humorous, dialect
comparative form ofdone : moredone - noun
goner ; someone who is done for. - noun
doner kebab
Etymologies
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Examples
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The word doner, comes from the Turkish verb donmek, or to turn, because it is grilled for hours on a spit and cut off in razor-thin slices when the meat is crisp and brown.
Brudirect News1 Kirsten Grieshaber 2010
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The word doner, comes from the Turkish verb donmek, or to turn, because it is grilled for hours on a spit and cut off in razor-thin slices when the meat is crisp and brown.
Reader - MassLive.com The Associated Press 2010
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By artificial insemination and not knowing who the doner is may be a possability … ..
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The newsmagazine Der Spiegel published still images from the video, including of the bloody bodies of several victims of what became known as the "doner" murders -- a reference to the fact that some of the victims were foreign-born food vendors who worked at doner kebab stands, which roast meats on rotisseries.
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The newsmagazine Der Spiegel published still images from the video, including of the bloody bodies of several victims of what became known as the doner murders - a reference to the doner kebab stands, where some of the victims, who were foreign-born food vendors, worked.
The Seattle Times 2011
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All had run small businesses or fast-food stands, in cities across Germany, leading to the killings being dubbed the "doner murders."
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They also found, in the charred motorhome and a house nearby which had also been set ablaze, the two handguns used in the police woman's murder and the so-called "doner murders" that took place between 2000 and 2006.
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The newsmagazine Der Spiegel published still images from the video, including of the bloody bodies of several victims of what became known as the doner murders - a reference to the fact that some of the victims were foreign-born food vendors who worked at doner kebab stands.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed NICHOLAS KULISH 2011
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The slayings, dubbed the "doner killings" because some of the victims operated stands selling sandwiches known as doner kebabs, took place throughout the country between 2000 and 2006.
News - latimes.com 2011
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The slayings, dubbed the "doner killings" because some of the victims operated stands selling sandwiches known as doner kebabs, took place throughout the country between 2000 and 2006.
News - latimes.com 2011
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