grossology
English edit
Etymology edit
gross + -ology, invented by the writer Sylvia Branzei as a title of her 1992 non-fiction children’s book Grossology.
Noun edit
grossology (uncountable)
- (humorous, colloquial) The study of things that are indelicate or gross.
- 2008, Jan Irving, Story Celebrations: A Program Guide for Schools and Libraries[1]:
- Hilarious fables for the modern kid interested in grossology tell about a musk ox and cabbage who are appalled by a skunk's smell, an echidna who swallows her new friend ant, and lunch buddies no one wants to have around—shark, wasp, and bacteria.
- 2010, Veronica Chambers, Plus[2]:
- Dad's been a big proponent of the grossology trend in science museums: meaning he creates exhibits about things like boogers and farts. It's a little too much for me, but Dad loves it.
- 2010, New Scientist, Mick O'Hare, How to Make a Tornado: The strange and wonderful things that happen when scientists break free[3]:
- Welcome to the world of yuck, or what the academic world calls grossology.