Disgust was born in France!

From here.

Over at the BBC News Magazine, Megan Lane has an interesting article about the word “disgust.” It’s a relatively new word, one that William Shakespeare never used.

“Disgust” came into the English language in 1601. Its root is the Old French word "desgouster". But it took “disgust” another 200 years to get popular with disgusted speakers.

A language expert named Gerry Breslin says that when disgust is said properly, it gives off a fine sound of outrage:

“The s sounds and the harsh g and final t help to make it a very sonorous and impactful word.”

Example: “The Big Book of Gross Stuff curses the reader with a strong sense of diSS-GusT!”

So horrible, I can't show it.

Here at Ultra-Gross, we do have some standards. (I know it doesn't seem like it, but trust me. We have one or two around here somewhere!)

And that's why I can't show you a certain picture. It's so harrowing, so gruesome, so DISGUSTING, your hair would turn white and then fall out if you saw it. (Click "Read more" if you want to see it anyway!)

This baby comes to an awful realization.

"This seems to be a gigantic blue caterpillar . . . ICK!"