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gorehound

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English

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Etymology

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From gore +‎ hound.

Noun

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gorehound (plural gorehounds)

  1. (colloquial) A person who enjoys gory entertainment.
    • 2009 January 20, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs: Magnificent Obsession(s)”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.