outgross

verb out·gross \ ˌau̇t-ˈgrōs \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Definition of outgross

transitive verb

1 : to gross more than

a highly anticipated movie that outgrossed all the rest in its first week

2 : to be more disgusting or gross than : to exceed in grossness

But violence and decay can't make or break a [TV] series … With so much competition, the rush to outgross the grossest can't possibly last.
—Tim Goodman

Recent Examples of outgross from the Web

Animal House’ would outgross ‘American Graffiti’ (the 1973 Universal movie that earned $55.8 million in domestic film rentals).

— scott harrison, latimes.com, "From the Archives: 'Animal House' co-producer Ivan Reitman visits the set of TV spinoff 'Delta House'," 6 June 2018

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