meta-cringe

The act of cringing at somebody who is deliberately aware of what makes you and most people cringe. They themselves may even cringe at it. Yet, that certain somebody continues to write an entire essay about it.

Journalist: Now before you start to cringe at the mere word 'tik tok', we did a meta-analysis of all tik toks published after covid-19 and found that a large portion of tik toks are actually more educational than the standard high school curriculum.

Me: Ugh, meta-cringe.

by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian April 2, 2021

Meta-Cringe

The sudden sick feeling you get when seeing somebody's nose ring up close.

I felt vomit creep up my throat, real meta-cringe, when I opened my eyes to see my dentist's nose ring up close.

by dirtydictionarydusty March 20, 2023

Meta-cringe

The sudden sick feeling you get when seeing somebody's nose ring up close.

I had a meta-cringe when my dentist leaned over me and I saw his nose ring up close.

by dirtydictionarydusty March 20, 2023