gross-out
noun
something that is disgustingly offensive.
gross-out
American
[grohs-out]
/ ˈgroʊsˌaʊt /
noun
Slang.
gross out
British
verb
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of gross-out
First recorded in 1970–75; noun use of verb phrase gross out
Example Sentences
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Ms. Sherman’s body-horror aesthetic has been compared to filmmaker David Cronenberg’s, though gross-out comedy is hardly new.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
But that immediate attraction to her gross-out humor led him and others down a rabbit hole of material she’s cultivated for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025
Yet, it’s disappointment that Perkins serves up most frequently in “The Monkey,” detouring from every wide-open chance to showcase depth and humanity in favor of juvenile humor and gross-out splatter gags.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2025
With the help of comedian co-host Jordan Conley, Grylls uses simulated challenges to test contestants on their survival skills, physicality, and gross-out tolerance.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
I can’t be a gross-out dropping off a chicken dinner.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
These films are designed to gross out viewers, and the protagonist often becomes the monster of the story as their body becomes more and more repulsive.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2023
It’s never there to gross out viewers or to test their threshold of shock or disgust.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 23, 2019
“Moist is fine,” the writer says, and he has no problems with other seemingly mundane words that oddly gross out large swaths of the English-speaking population.
From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2013
But what about authors whose primary mission is not to gross out their readers?
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2010
Everything tasted gross out of plastic, all chemical-y and bland.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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