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

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

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

The unfortunate state you are in when you suddenly remember awkward,cringe things you did in the past,usually from teenage years
Poor Joe just suddenly got hit randomly by this childhood memory,he's in the terminal cringe state now
by Lokizeinvisible July 9, 2016

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

something so cringe that you have to say bringe ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ
origins from famous copy pasta: "DUHH CRINGE!! DUH BRINGE!! CRINGE!! IS THAT ALL YOU SHITPOSTING FUCKS CAN SAY!?!?"
origins from famous copy pasta: "DUHH CRINGE!! DUH BRINGE!! CRINGE!! IS THAT ALL YOU SHITPOSTING FUCKS CAN SAY!?!?"
by xxthot_gurl September 22, 2020

This is the effect that one experiences when thinking about a particularly unsavory experience dealing with their genitals. It can be anywhere from a gentle tingle to a full-on cringe of the vagina or paynis.
by N64 Winnuh April 5, 2011
