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.
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.
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