Exclamation: "Gross"

[Tom]

Hi

I would like to know if you use "gross" as an exclamation? Is it used only to show disgust?

Tom

[Alan]

Hi,

It could be an exclamation showing that you think something is very crude, vulgar or in bad taste.

Alan
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[Yankee]

Hi Tom

You might hear people in my neck of the woods use the expression "Gross!" particularly when they see, smell or touch something that is disgusting or turns the stomach. I mentioned skunks here in the forum a few months ago. The smell of a skunk is unbelievably gross.
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