Etymology

disgusterous

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Today it means: disgusting Full definition →

First used 1980s
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The story

Coined by British author Roald Dahl. Modeled after disgusting and perhaps preposterous.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1980s disgusting

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.