gross-out

[grohs-out]

noun

Slang.

1. something that is disgustingly offensive.

gross out

verb

1. to cause (a person) to feel distaste or strong dislike for (something)

noun

1. a person or thing regarded as disgusting or objectionable

adjective

1. disgusting, boring, or objectionable

Word History and Origins

Origin of gross out¹

First recorded in 1970–75; noun use of verb phrase gross out

Example Sentences

I came to realize I was done with teen gross-out films and soon landed more serious projects.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

From the TV broadcaster fights of “Anchorman” to the gross-out satire “Borat” and the drunken escapades of “The Hangover,” comedies were a mainstay at the box office.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

But that immediate attraction to her gross-out humor led him and others down a rabbit hole of material she’s cultivated for years.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Writer and director Emilie Blichfeldt's gross-out masterpiece "The Ugly Stepsister" jumps off the premise: "What if the story of Cinderella was really really gross?"

Read more on Salon

The film's slow descent into prosthetic-laced chaos cleverly uses the genre’s conventions to make a provocative point about the supposed “expiration” of feminine beauty, punctuated by the most gratuitous gross-out scene to grace the Academy’s ballot since “Triangle of Sadness”’s vomit cruise.

Read more on Salon

Related Words

• bother 
• disenchant 
• displease 
• disturb 
• insult 
• irk 
• nauseate 
• offend 
• outrage 
• revolt 
• shock 
• sicken 
• turn off 
• upset