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cringespeak 

When someone uses internet terms (outdated or recent) where they shouldn't under use any circumstances, i.e. in the mainstream media, online safety videos, school seminars, comic books etc.
some underpayed teacher: Hey kids! Uh, not doing drugs and staying in school is totes poggers yo! So hashtag lit, dawg!
random student: Mr. stevenson please don't use cringespeak while trying to educate us lol
some underpayed teacher: *shoots the student in the torso 47 times*
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cringespasm

The spasm inevitably sustained from too much cringing.
dude, i just got off my old vine, and jesus christ, i had two cringespasms going through my feed
cringespasm by 1pr0digy August 25, 2016

cringebreaker 

Someone who makes cringey things not cringey.
You know normally that would be cringey, but Emily is a cringebreaker.
cringebreaker by Pudgy Monkey April 3, 2021

changespeak 

Regular political nonsense.

Symptoms grouped by speaker:
-Anyone but Barack Obama: Lack of interest.
-Barack Obama: Enthusiasm.
"People of Berlin - and people of the world - the scale of our challenge is great. The road ahead will be long. But I come before you to say that we are heirs to a struggle for freedom. We are a people of improbable hope."

-Wait a minute? He fooled us with changespeak the whole time?
changespeak by george rex January 19, 2009

Cringebeaked

The mental pain from hearing an old person use young person slang
I got cringebeaked from hearing my grandmother say “So grandson, was that sandwich skibidi?”
Cringebeaked by Namerman_69 August 13, 2024