gross-out

adjective [before noun] /ˈɡrəʊs.aʊt/

/ˈɡroʊs-/ informal

Definition

› deliberately showing things or making jokes about things that the audience may find unpleasant or disgusting, in a humorous way: a gross-out movie/comedy

(Definition of gross-out adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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