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gerisome dame. 2. in. to defecate. (Usually objectionable.) Man, I gotta george!geri n. an old person. (From geriatric.) Some geri sloweddown the cafeteria line to a standstill.GERK and gerk [g#k] n. an elderly simpleton; an oldnerd. (Acronym. From geriatric and jerk.) A couple of“gerks” sat on the park bench, snoozing.get a toehold tv. to work one’s way into some associationor relationship. As soon as I get a toehold in thecompany, I’ll be more relaxed.get an eyeball on so/sth tv. to manage to spot someoneor something; to catch sight of someone or something. When I finally got an eyeball on the speeding car, itwas too far away for me to read the license plate.get behind sth in. to enjoy something, such as a drug ormusic. (Originally drugs.) I’m really getting behindheavy metal.get down 1. in. to lay one’s money on the table. (Gambling.) Get down, and let’s get going! 2. in. to concentrate;to do something well. Come on, Sam, payattention. Get down and learn this stuff. 3. in. to copulate. All Steve wants to do is get down all the time.4. in. to dance. Whenever I hear that band, I reallywant to get down.get face tv. to gain respect; to increase one’s status. (Theopposite of lose face.) He’s doing his best in life to getface.get in the groove in. to become attuned to something. I was uncomfortable at first, but now I’m beginning toget in the groove.88