A common vulgar corruption of gentleman; esp. the old gent.
gone on
»That he was regular gone on her anyone could see with half an eye.» (T. T. T. 128. 5.)
An elderly waiter.
= in love with, fond of.
Originally vulgar, but much used with humorous intent in mid-Victorian middle-class English.
Cf. spoony on, mashed on.
Honest Injun
»Honest Injun—confound those children and their slang—I mean positively.» (They And I. 171. 18.)