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Cringe

Cringe is a word, implemented by millennials to replace a three word phrase "second hand embarrassment".
*Person A presenting a PowerPoint presentation about China infront of his history class*
Person A: ... Oh and if anyone is wondering on July 4th 1989 nothing happened on Tiananmen Square. Now about the...
Person B quietly to itself: Cringe.
by low@ September 13, 2020
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Liquor Cringe

The face you make after you take a pug / shot of hard liquor.
The liquor cringe is a totally involuntary expression
by kedyns November 15, 2010
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Cringe

A perfectly precise verb that has now been mutilated into an adjective to well describe something morally intolerable, just because that thing is too much to handle.
"Dude, Jacob Sartorius' new song is fire!"
"What? Damn man, it's so cringe."
by Medium Salsa December 11, 2016
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chingerin

to slag someone off by calling them names.
'bitchin about someone. means you are 'chingerin'
a example of when you chinger someone is like 'that girls a slag!' then if there was a argument or whatevz, you say 'what you chingerin her for!'
by eddiedewid September 8, 2007
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cringefail whore

Somebody who makes a harmless fool of themselves often and is endearing for it, while also being extremely whorish in their demeanor (this is especially the case if they are not often successful in their romantic endeavors).
"Look at them fail to flirt, they are such a cringefail whore."
by potatobag January 6, 2023
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Cringe

The act of Strategically placing a toothpick under your toe nail and kicking a wall
Ima cringe my toes when I get home
by Jeffreyman November 17, 2017
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cringe

when you're in an awkward situation.
when someone says a bad joke and no one laughs.
John: Dude, i cringed when billy told alice she liked him.
Bob: Yeah it was soo awkward. He hates her!
by itybitylyna November 8, 2010
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