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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Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Saul of the Mole Men (2007) Part Land of the Lost homage, part soap opera, all gross-out stoner comedy, Craig Lewis’s Saul of the Mole Men helped usher in Adult Swim’s live-action fare.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 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
With Jemma on board, the film starts to take a welcome turn away from frat-boy gross-out comedy into something a little more thoughtful and a lot more nuanced as the characters reveal more of their true selves.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Saul of the Mole Men (2007) Part Land of the Lost homage, part soap opera, all gross-out stoner comedy, Craig Lewis’s Saul of the Mole Men helped usher in Adult Swim’s live-action fare.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 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 27 Mar. 2026.
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