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A '''gross''' is twelve dozen, meaning one hundred forty-four. In [[American]] [[slang]] it can also be used as a [[synonym]] for disgusting. Used in a sentence, gross, as a unit, looks like: "I bought a gross of eggs yesterday and now there is no space left in the refrigerator." Used in a sentence, gross, as a synonym for disgusting looks like: "Yuck, Sam I Am! Green eggs and ham are gross!" | A '''gross''' is twelve dozen, meaning one hundred forty-four. In [[American]] [[slang]] it can also be used as a [[synonym]] for disgusting. Used in a sentence, gross, as a unit, looks like: "I bought a gross of eggs yesterday and now there is no space left in the refrigerator." Used in a sentence, gross, as a synonym for disgusting looks like: "Yuck, Sam I Am! Green eggs and ham are gross!" | ||
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Revision as of 13:35, January 9, 2009
A gross is twelve dozen, meaning one hundred forty-four. In American slang it can also be used as a synonym for disgusting. Used in a sentence, gross, as a unit, looks like: "I bought a gross of eggs yesterday and now there is no space left in the refrigerator." Used in a sentence, gross, as a synonym for disgusting looks like: "Yuck, Sam I Am! Green eggs and ham are gross!"
Gross can also mean 'extreme', as in the term 'gross negligence'.