by SilverSheilds May 15, 2018

The act of intentionally doing something awkward, embarrassing, or shameful in order to provoke a reaction of 'cringe' from onlookers.
"Haha, I'm only wearing this Fortnite T-Shirt to cringe-bait these normies"
"Look at that guy Naruto running through the store. He is probably cringe-baiting us"
"Look at that guy Naruto running through the store. He is probably cringe-baiting us"
by epic_style November 18, 2020

Something that sucks so much that it makes you feel uncomfortable, makes you very "gêné".
Also used to describe something, a way to talk, a joke, you can also say "cringy".
Used to describe very very very unfunny stuff but like, not because it's weird or something, because it's goofy or just not making you laught.
Also used to describe something, a way to talk, a joke, you can also say "cringy".
Used to describe very very very unfunny stuff but like, not because it's weird or something, because it's goofy or just not making you laught.
by Da_Frenchie January 12, 2023

When someone acts in a cringy manner, knowingly, in order to instigate laughter among a group of people who understand the deliberate cringiness.
The way Teddy texts is pseudo-cringy, as all his friends know that he's intentionally writing that way.
The teacher acts in a pseudo-cringy manner which makes the Z-GEN kids laugh. ( Pseudo-cringe-ception: pseudo cringe within pseudo-cringe example. )
The teacher acts in a pseudo-cringy manner which makes the Z-GEN kids laugh. ( Pseudo-cringe-ception: pseudo cringe within pseudo-cringe example. )
by PseudoCringer February 27, 2020

When a #cryptobros and scammers try to sell you their cryptocurrency and NFT hype and is so embarrassing or awkward, it makes you feel extemely ashamed and/or embarrassed.
"I can't talk to Chad without felling crypto cringe. He can't stop talking about Dogecoin and the ape NFT he bought"
by charlie.c March 7, 2022

The Cringe Counter is a chart directed to GZ/GA (newest generation) where there are 7 categories, listed below:
1: Perfectly Normal, no Twitter
2: Harmless, just harmless jokes
3: Approaching, uses Twitter and has behavior of stan
4: Slightly Cringe, uses Twitter a lot and has behavior of stan
5: Cringe, is just very cringe
6: Alpha Cringe, Zoophile/P*dophile supporter
7: Beta Cringe R*pesexual supporter
(for those who are wondering, GEN A is the newest generation)
1: Perfectly Normal, no Twitter
2: Harmless, just harmless jokes
3: Approaching, uses Twitter and has behavior of stan
4: Slightly Cringe, uses Twitter a lot and has behavior of stan
5: Cringe, is just very cringe
6: Alpha Cringe, Zoophile/P*dophile supporter
7: Beta Cringe R*pesexual supporter
(for those who are wondering, GEN A is the newest generation)
by "D*cktionary" January 6, 2022

A session, moment, or any interval of time of time (usually before you sleep) in which you recall embarrassing and cringe-worthy memories from your past that usually make you say "Ugh, why the fuck did I do that?"
Was trying to sleep last night but ended up going through an hour long cringe session. Was fucking brutal.
by stupiddude333 October 27, 2015
