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I use it as &#8220;disgusting, vomit-inducing&#8221; while he kept insisting that it meant the same thing but differently. I don&#8217;t know. It was just a bit frustrating having to deal with his &#8220;Nuh uh!&#8221; attitude. Its like our differing views on video games and the comment&hellip;<\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/got-in-a-verbal-spat-over-the-word-gross-i-use-it-as-disgusting-vomit-inducing\/\" title=\"Got in a verbal spat over the word &#8220;gross&#8221;. I use it as &#8220;disgusting, vomit-inducing&#8221;\" class=\"entry-more-link\"><span>Read More<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Got in a verbal spat over the word &#8220;gross&#8221;. 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