often attributive
: something inspiring disgust or distaste
grossed out; grossing out; grosses out
: to offend, insult, or disgust by something gross
Synonyms of gross-out
Examples of gross-out in a Sentence
Verb
that dead frog in our driveway grosses me out—can you get rid of it?
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
The problem is that a wee sip of this skit-like enterprise goes a very long way, and Corirossi’s wanna-be cult classic over-serves us with gross-out comedy.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Valerie Bertinelli isn’t grossed out by a little dog slobber.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The mix of academic-level intellectualism and gross-out outrageousness fits the mood Riley wants to conjure.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
The problem is that a wee sip of this skit-like enterprise goes a very long way, and Corirossi’s wanna-be cult classic over-serves us with gross-out comedy.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
Everyone is universally grossed out.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Valerie Bertinelli isn’t grossed out by a little dog slobber.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Gross-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross-out. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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