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Cringle

A combination of "Cringe" and "Le". For when responding with regular "Cringe" just isn't enough.
You: #Drumph is a #Hashtag #Covidiot. Free #Palestine! #Solidarity!

Me: Dude, that's pretty cringle

Alternative response: Cringle
by Jill Biden's Psycologist April 19, 2020
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Cringle

KRIN-guhl (/ˈkrɪŋɡəl/) is a word meaning when something is messed up, physically or not. It can be when someone's plans are messed up or when something gets messed up.
Chester, I think your plant got a bit cringled.
Oh no, they cringled my plans!
by frqshhh April 26, 2025
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Cringle

A form of cringe. but except that when you're looking at something that is really cringeworthy and you laugh really hard or scream, then you keep overthinking about the cringle thing and feel like you have brainrot.
Bro 1: Want to watch this?
Bro 2: No thanks. I don't wanna Cringle
(Watches anyway)
Bro 2: AAAAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA

(Days later)
Bro 2: Stupid brain. why am I thinking of this?
by FLUFFYWoolii December 12, 2023
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Cringle

When cringe comes in pringle form
Bro. That joke was cringles
by Soapierbird September 30, 2020
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Cringles

Cringles
Extremely high rates of cringe in a fast paced timing,
Cringe: *CRINGE* *CRINGE* *CRINGE* *CRINGE*

Not Cringe: CRINGLES!
by CringlesMan March 5, 2020
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To cringle

To repeat a word, sentence, or paragraph multiple times within a narrative or in casual conversation, in meaning or by exact wording. The term was coined in honour of the writing of CringleDragons, a public game developer and community owner.
"It was peaceful out here, however, I felt this overwhelming feeling of peace that I never had before."
"The ivy-covered rock waited in the sun. After their meal, on almost every trip, the family ventured to the ancient monolith covered in ivy."
"Gryphons didn't like the high altitude ... They struggled because of the altitude."

"The author cringled at line 16."
"I was surely cringling around in my first draft."
"You just pulled a cringle on that."
"To cringle this bad, you really need to be mindless."
by Wyrg October 15, 2025
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Cringle

Other forms: Cringly, Cringler, Cringling, Cringled, Cringle-worthy

Cringle has the same meaning as cringe, but when you look at something gross, cringe-worthy, but funny, you either start screaming or laugh hard, and you get so obsessed with what's making you cringle, that your brain feels like rotting.
Person 1: Hey, wanna watch some YouTube?
Person 2: Sure, let me pick a video.
(Person 2 picks a cringle-worthy video.)
Person 2: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! IT'S SO FUNNY!
Person 1: It's too inappropriate to watch, though. Wanna watch something instead?

1 day later
Person 2: Jeez, why is that disgusting video rotting my brain?
Person 2: Hah. hahahah. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Person 1: SHUT UP! You shouldn't watch that video; we're only kids.
Person 2: My mother lets me watch those.
Person 1: WHAT THE HEC-
by FLUFFYWoolii December 9, 2023
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