grossed out; grossing out; grosses out
: to offend, insult, or disgust by something gross
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Verb
that dead frog in our driveway grosses me out—can you get rid of it?
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Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
Compared to the gross-out set pieces of The Substance, a merely unsympathetic character like Hard Truths’ Marianne Jean-Baptiste may be an easier sell.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
Properly grossed out, the group wanders back to lunch.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Make the Audience Heave Remember when gross-out movies were lowbrow comedies?
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
Compared to the gross-out set pieces of The Substance, a merely unsympathetic character like Hard Truths’ Marianne Jean-Baptiste may be an easier sell.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
The clip ended with a nod to Newhart, only this time, the hosts were grossed out by O’Connell sleeping in the buff.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
Properly grossed out, the group wanders back to lunch.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Gross-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross-out. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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