cringey
- adjective
- /ˈkrɪn.dʒi/
- Slang
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- She deleted the video after realizing how cringey it was to rewatch her old dance moves.
yeah, which is why it was cringey. Like I'm like Martin Sheen,
- yeah, which is why it was cringey. Like I'm like Martin Sheen,
- What's the cringiest flirting moment you've ever had?
- And who has the cringiest social media?
- He looked so cringey and I'm telling you I was floored.
- I find myself, I will read from some of the cringiest and I mean the cringiest left wing accounts.
- Today I'm going to be reacting to cringey tick tocks, which I'm sure there's an abundance of.
- A lot of people fail getting into that, but I think they do the wrong stuff and make it cringey.
- Insert like all the cringey things and you get paid for those things.
- Oh no on the charge of having cringey tik toks.
Examples
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Today I'm going to be reacting to cringey tick tocks, which I'm sure there's an abundance of.
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Oh my God, why did I used to do such cringey intros?
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Ew, this place is so cringey.
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He looked so cringey and I'm telling you I was floored.
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What's the cringiest flirting moment you've ever had?
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During the presentation, his cringey jokes made everyone uncomfortable.
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Watching that outdated movie made me feel cringey because of its awkward humor.
Synonyms
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2.7
Feeling embarrassed or uncomfortable in social situations
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7.3
Making you feel embarrassed or awkward
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6.3
Makes people feel embarrassed and awkward
Antonyms
How Embarrassing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cringey comes from the older word cringe, which meant 'to bend' or 'move back' when you feel afraid or embarrassed. The -y part means 'full of' or 'causing', so something cringey makes you want to shrink away or look away because it is embarrassing.