"Ew, that's totally gross," said the boy, words that seemed intended as high praise.

Well, not clean, actually-it was totally gross, made worse by the sparks and dangling electrical wires he saw as the headless body plummeted downward.

The first time I tried it, last year, I was like, 'This is totally gross.'

Talk about totally gross.

Q: Am I totally gross for reusing my floss picks?

He didn't think the thing he was supposed to do was exactly nice, but he was pretty sure it wasn't anything totally gross, either.

"That looks totally gross, Mom, " Samantha said.

'No, Polly, it's because washing your sanitary towels in the bathroom is totally gross.'

Kids, all together: Ooh, like, totally gross.

He was totally gross.