- Like the common word "goosebumps," grossbumps is another term to specify why you are experiencing the involuntary shudder. Grossbumps are caused by a specific thing and you usually specify that you have the grossbumps.
grossbumps
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A term referred to an involuntary shudder elicited by something nauseating or disturbing.
Etymology : From "goosebumps"; "gross" + "bumps" = "grossbumps"
Source : My Boss at dinner one night "That sushi just gave me grossbumps."
Last modified: 8 December 2010