gross out

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gross out

noun gross outs

  1. Canada, US, informal Something which sickens, causes distress, or appalls by reason of being disgusting, gory, or repulsive. Notwithstanding that episode, this film is refreshingly low on scatological gags and other gross-out humor, preferring all-purpose bad jokes to bathroom ones.

verb grosses out · grossing out · grossed out

  1. Canada, US, informal, transitive To sicken or distress (someone) by being disgusting, gory, or lewd. Lisa likes him clean-shaven. "You know, when there's things crawling out of your beard or whenever you've got food left from lunch or dinner, I don't know, that just kind of grosses me out," she says.

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verb to sicken by reason of being disgusting

Françaisdégoûter, écœurer

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@misc{gross_out_2026,
  title = {gross out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gross%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}