gorehound

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noun

A person who enjoys gory entertainment.

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Meanings

noungorehound (plural gorehounds)

plural gorehounds

  1. colloquialA person who enjoys gory entertainment.

    Darren Lynn Bousman, the director of “Saw II” through “Saw IV,” offers a musical comedy for gorehounds, set in a future where transplanted organs are subject to repossession.

    2009 January 20, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs: Magnificent Obsession(s)”, in New York Times

Origin

From gore + hound.

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APA

gorehound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorehound

MLA

“gorehound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorehound. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gorehound,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorehound.

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