Grossness

I’m wondering whether the following analysis of correct:

S’s utterance of the sentence ”x is gross” is true if and only if S has a disgusting feel upon considering x.

On this view, the truth value of grossness ascriptions is dependent on who makes them.  By “disgusting feel” I am refering to that feeling we are all aware of, the feeling you get when you think about, say, vomit.

Two other options:

1) grossness ascriptions have no truth value (and are just expressions of emotion akin to “boo” or “yay!”);

2) or grossness ascriptions have an objective truth value, i.e., the truth conditions for the ascriptions are invariant from speaker to speaker.

I think that the option expressed at the top is the best.  Any thoughts?

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