gross-out

gross-out

1. adjective Eliciting a strong feeling of disgust or revulsion, usually intentionally. With its paper-thin plot and gross-out humor, this movie will only appeal to the most juvenile of audiences. It was a real gross-out sight, what with blood everywhere. It totally freaked me out! I could never be a nurse and deal with gross-out stuff like blood and vomit. Blech.

2. noun Some thing, event, or situation that elicits a strong feeling of disgust or revulsion, whether intentionally or not. That new horror movie isn't even scary, it's just trying to be a big gross-out. There's a piece of meat in the fridge that's completely rotten. What a gross-out! Just thinking of tarantulas is a total gross-out. Ugh, I'm shuddering already!

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gross-out

1. n. something disgusting. That horror movie was a real gross-out.

2. mod. disgusting; gross. What a gross-out day this has been!

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