Skip to main content
**Cringen (noun):**
A term used to describe an individual who consistently exhibits cringe-worthy behavior, characterized by awkwardness, discomfort, or embarrassment. A "cringen" is someone who not only engages in cringe-inducing actions but also tends to communicate in a cringe-worthy manner, often sharing awkward or socially awkward content such as videos, memes, or comments. The term encapsulates a person's persistent tendency to evoke feelings of discomfort or secondhand embarrassment in others due to their consistently cringe-worthy choices and expressions. The word "cringen" has its origin with a touch or influence from Malayalam, adding a cultural nuance to its definition.
"Every time Adwaith Raghavan starts talking about his favorite conspiracy theories and shares those cringe-worthy videos, everyone in the group unanimously agrees that he's the ultimate cringen in our circle."
cringen by aceredtag December 3, 2023
Words you can keep

Cringe blindness 

Cringe blindness occurs when someone is unaware of either the cringey behavior around them or their own cringey behavior. Cringe blindness leads to a lack of any self-awareness or ability to notice social cues. Finally, an individual suffering from cringe blindness will be unaware of their suffering or the suffering of those around them.
Vincent was dancing around the graduation with a towel on his head and kept groping men's shoulders when taking group photos. It was clear to those around that he was suffering from cringe blindness.
Cringe blindness by 1014Tyme May 3, 2021

cringe bitch 

Most girls in the modern generation. Always doing the popular trend. Acts like a bitch and pissess you off.
Jessica is a cringe bitch because the only thing on her snapchats are her vaping and she can’t stop sucking dick.
cringe bitch by Litmoney27 May 29, 2018

Cringefag 

Young people with underdeveloped social skills that cringe at everything while explaining they are cringing.
"This Forsen video is so cringe"

"Shut up Cringefag"

Cringe at everything btw haHAA 12 btw haHAA
Cringefag by Youown March 7, 2018

Cringe Cry

When something happens that is so cringy, tears form in your eyes.
Jim: Yeah, the movie was good, but there was a part that made me Cringe Cry.
Dave: You mean the part where he gives an awkward speech? Yeah that part was pretty Cringy.
Cringe Cry by Aexus May 15, 2018
When someone acts/ or is so embarrassing or awkward , it makes you feel extemely ashamed and/or embarrassed.
"Hey that guy over there is cringy"
"Are you kidding Francis is the definition of cringe!"
Cringe by Hugo Mc'LongSchlong February 7, 2017
Jake Paul
Jake Paul Is Cringe
Cringe by ElectroDragon55 March 4, 2018
More from Urban Dictionary

Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026

young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
young pup by the dog May 30, 2006
Word of the Day on August 25, 2026
West Midlands slang word for rockers, bikers, greasers etc. In the late 1980s it was used by the UK music press to refer to a specific scene centered around the bands Pop Will Eat Itself and Crazyhead. The term never found favour with readers of 'the inkies' (Sounds, Melody Maker and the still extant NME) and was soon dropped. Now often used in predominantly working-class areas of the midlands and the north to mean someone who listens to rock-derived music and/or dresses in a manner that suggests they affiliate themselves with rock music of some kind.
Some grebo passed with Sabbath playing on his stereo.
The Poppies are at no. 17? God, a grebo band in the charts!
They're playing nu-metal now, bloody grebos!
grebo by cactuscat September 15, 2006
Word of the Day on August 24, 2026

TikTok Farlands

TikTok Farlands is a term to refer to videos that you see after scrolling for a long time. These videos can potentially be disturbing, or weird. Said videos can also have low likes, or low comments.
“I reached the TikTok Farlands bro
Word of the Day on August 23, 2026
Next