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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Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Maybe the biggest surprise of the night was Demi Moore’s upset win for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for The Substance, a spectacular piece of gross-out horror that has managed to stay in the awards conversation despite being loaded with gore and nudity.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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
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Noun
More central than the gross-out factor is a wry statement of disability pride, a reminder that swagger needn’t be skin-deep.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Maybe the biggest surprise of the night was Demi Moore’s upset win for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for The Substance, a spectacular piece of gross-out horror that has managed to stay in the awards conversation despite being loaded with gore and nudity.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
Others who were seemingly equally grossed out by the discovering, suggested the passenger travel with a few personal cleaning supplies.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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
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“Gross-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross-out. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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