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Noun: cringIn: The intense feeling of secondhand embarrassment experienced while scrolling through LinkedIn, often triggered by overly self-promotional posts, exaggerated achievements, or awkward professional updates.

Verb: cringIn: To experience a strong sense of secondhand embarrassment while browsing LinkedIn.
Noun: "The cringIn was unbearable when I saw yet another post about someone's 'life-changing' webinar."

Verb: "I couldn't help but cringIn when I read that post about someone's 'revolutionary' networking strategy."
CringIN by DaniLeen January 14, 2025

Crinting 

English slang originating in the city of Plymouth. It means to cry falsely or attempt to cry in order to evoke sympathy. Usually practised by:
1 children under ten to gain concessions from their parents or

2 silly bitches with acute princess syndrome who didn’t get their own way.
1 But mum everyone else is going!

Well you’re not, so stop your crinting and live with it
2 How could you possibly do this to me?

Very easily! You’re a total pain in the arse so stop your crinting an fuck off.
Crinting by AKACroatalin March 6, 2019

Crinting 

English slang from the South-West, it means to try to cry in order to evoke sympathy. Usually practised by children under ten in order to try to gain concessions from parents.
But Mum, everyone else is going!
Well you're not, so stop your crinting and live with it.
Crinting by Croatalin February 1, 2014

Cringling for a Pringling 

A customizable phrase used to put emphasis on a response. Can be modified to show your cool in any situation.
Person 1: what kind of chips do you want Phil?
Phil: I'm Cringling for a Pringling

Person 1: what race would you like to enslave next?
Person 2: I'm Gringolin for a Gringo

Jack Black when he posts on YouTube: I'm Jablinski'n for a Jablinski

Cringitis 

Inflammation of your whole body and mind from cringing too muc.
After looking at my sixth grade photo, I feel like I have cringitis.

cringyness 

the type of word you don't look up to see if its a real word
cringyness by scared mexican April 10, 2019