gross-outs
Things causing disgust
Gross-outs are things designed to provoke disgust—scenes, images, jokes, or stunts that deliberately trigger revulsion: The movie relied on cheap gross-outs instead of real scares.
The term often describes a genre of comedy that trades in bodily functions, slime, and visceral shock.
See also gross out (verb).
Capacity to disturb
- horror moviesFilms designed to frighten
- Fear FactorDegree of intimidation present
- slimeThick wet gunk
- gungeSticky unpleasant substance
slapstick · juvenile humor · toilet humor · American Pie · Nickelodeon · Garbage Pail Kids
Liquids produced by organisms
- pusInfected tissue fluid
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- excrementSolid bodily waste
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
saliva · sweat · urine · feces · vomit · phlegm · discharge · ooze
Intense physical disgust
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- squeamishnessExcessive sensitivity to unpleasantness
- gag reflexThroat's protective contraction
queasiness · visceral reaction · stomach-turning · cringe · recoil · shudder · dry heave · wince
shock value
Capacity to disturb
- horror moviesFilms designed to frighten
- Fear FactorDegree of intimidation present
- slimeThick wet gunk
gunge · slapstick · juvenile humor · toilet humor · American Pie · Nickelodeon · Garbage Pail Kids
bodily fluids
Liquids produced by organisms
blood · saliva · sweat · urine · feces · vomit · phlegm · discharge · ooze · festering
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- squeamishnessExcessive sensitivity to unpleasantness
gag reflex · queasiness · visceral reaction · stomach-turning · cringe · recoil · shudder · dry heave · wince · aversion
boogers
Dried nasal mucus
cooties · snot · spit · earwax · scabs · mud pies · loogies · frog dissection · maggots · roadkill
gross-outswit
Clever, inventive humor
subtle humor · clever wordplay · dry humor · intellectual humor · bon mots
gross-outsrefinements
Incremental quality upgrades
elegances · proprieties · decorum · good taste · respectability
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