cringe

A word that post-millenial, emotionally stunted children and young teenagers use to react to innocuous but heartfelt displays of affection or desire.

Mr Rogers: "I like you just the way you are."
Pre-millenial 7-14 year-old internal response: "Thank you, I needed that today."
Post-millenial 7-14 year-old internal response: "Cringe. I'm going to watch Naruto and his psychopathic non-friends commit sadistic acts of violence."

by Aardvarkopotamus August 13, 2021

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Cringe

When a friend, parent, or guardian embarrasses you in the worst way.

Examples:
1. Your mom is acting like she has a youtube channel and she says she gonna make one >o<
2. When your friend keeps ranting about MLP sub culture -,-
3. Jacob Satorious. That its. Just Jacob Satorious.

Mom, please stop you are making me cringe.

by Kushimu February 12, 2017

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Cringe

YouTube Rewind 2018.

After watching YouTube Rewind 2018, I proceeded to throw up and cringe.

by Itsmasso December 10, 2018

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UK slang. An extremely awkward, uncomfortable situation caused by a person, group of people or environment, causing extreme embarrassment. The resultant effect on the surrounding non-cringe people is usually shame, chagrin or vexation or a combination of these.

1. "Mate, I can't believe that Fred was wasted and tried to get with a guy. Absolute cringe."

2. "Mate, I can't believe that Fred got wasted and fell down the stairs naked in front of that girl he fancied. That was cringe. Solid banter though."

2. The epitomy of "cringe": youtube.com/watch?v=g_vqb8jkOOs

by solidbant2001 February 25, 2011