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outgross

verb
out·​gross | \ ˌau̇t-ˈgrōs How to pronounce outgross (audio) \
outgrossed; outgrossing; outgrosses

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

Examples of outgross in a Sentence

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 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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First Known Use of outgross

1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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