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one foot in the grave

Description of a person who is elderly or very ill and presumably near death. Not particularly respectful, but usually used comically.

Also used with the addition of "one foot in the grave and the other one on a banana peel."
Petie's cat was 18 years old, and while he didn't want to admit it, Petie realized that Tabby had one foot in the grave and the other one on a banana peel.
by TBea April 24, 2008
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grave

Dude: Did you really eat four cheeseburgers??

Dude2: Grave, dawg, I did!
by LGreen July 28, 2012
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Gori / Gora

Of Indian derivation:
Gorah: A white boy

Gori: A white girl

Not always derogative, but often is, especially when used with the prefix Sali/salah
"Check the Gori...sali kuti!"
by Jimmy C December 2, 2004
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grave

A moment that is so severe that there's no other way to express it.
"My friend Andrew just got 6% on his math test yesterday"
"grave"
by zillinzichenlookinass November 23, 2022
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2 phrases:

"One foot in the grave"- half dead, dying, death is catching up. Tired, old, metaphorical

"Foot on a banana peel"- funny, humorous, cartoon, things are going comically wrong, events are not working in one's favor. *Picture* stepping on a rake and being hit in the face with the handle. Knee slap comedy
One foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel expression-

damned if you do, damned if you don't...

Guy 1: "how are you doing?"
Guy 2: *expression meaning* on one side (one foot) I've really gone to hell, or im working on getting there- and on the other side (other foot) it's pretty stupid, but entertaining to watch, the bullshit that's been happening to me or that I've been outing putting myself through...

"Falling apart and it's hysterical to witness"
by GoldieGal April 12, 2019
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Goraman

A really hairy person, getting there name from gorillas, because they are extremely hairy
Goraman is a nickname invented by harry, given to raman
by ppface August 4, 2006
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Gorath

Nice dude from the Netherlands who likes nazi jokes, being pegged by women and..watching little girls.
Gorath is such a perv, but he's still mein Schatz
by Nehakali October 1, 2016
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