cringe
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v.i.Intransitive VerbTo crouch or move back suddenly, as in fear
Some dogs cringe in fear when they hear loud noises
v.t.Transitive VerbTo cause someone to feel embarrassed or uncomfortable.
His terrible jokes make me cringe.
v.i.Intransitive VerbTo behave in a servile or submissive way.
He cringed before the boss, hoping for a promotion.
n.NounAn act of cringing; a shrinking or recoiling movement.
The look on his face was a cringe.
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Struggling to understand Gen Z Slang
- Yes, I'm finna get a PC glow up, mine's high key sus. It's literally slower than a boomer and the lag is dead ass so cringe.
Yes, I'm finna get a PC glow up, mine's high key sus. It's literally slower than a boomer and the lag is dead ass so cringe.
- It's literally slower than a boomer, and the lag is deadass so cringe.
It's literally slower than a boomer, and the lag is deadass so cringe.
7 YEARS IN JAPAN // MY REGRETS AND WEIRD EXPERIENCES
- *cringe* oh my god! It was so embarrassing! We're like the same age!
*cringe* oh my god! It was so embarrassing! We're like the same age!
Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones? | Otherwords
- Couples that use pet names and baby talk in their relationships report higher marital satisfaction than those who cringe at the sound of Boo or Baby.
Couples that use pet names and baby talk in their relationships report higher marital satisfaction than those who cringe at the sound of Boo or Baby.
- Couples that use pet names and baby talk in their relationships report higher marital satisfaction than those who cringe at the sound of "boo" or "baby." This may be because idiosyncratic language is a way of reinforcing one's social bond while setting it apart from our other friendships or family relationships.
Couples that use pet names and baby talk in their relationships report higher marital satisfaction than those who cringe at the sound of "boo" or "baby." This may be because idiosyncratic language is a way of reinforcing one's social bond while setting it apart from our other friendships or family relationships.
Michelle Obama Oregon State Commencement Address
- Craig got a job coaching basketball, and we both took salary cuts that made our mother cringe.
Craig got a job coaching basketball, and we both took salary cuts that made our mother cringe.
- took salary cuts that made our mother cringe.
took salary cuts that made our mother cringe.
What Is Time? (better audio) Determinism, Quantum Physics, Consciousness, Free Will, Causality...
- When it comes to consciousness, unfortunately, many physicists cringe when they hear this
When it comes to consciousness, unfortunately, many physicists cringe when they hear this
- When it comes to consciousness, unfortunately, many physicists cringe when they hear this
When it comes to consciousness, unfortunately, many physicists cringe when they hear this
Another glorious battle for AI dominance… GPT-4o vs Google I/O
- By default, it uses a California Valley Girl accent set to maximum cringe, but the tone of the voice can vary from dramatic to sarcastic to super chill for bedtime stories.
By default, it uses a California Valley Girl accent set to maximum cringe, but the tone of the voice can vary from dramatic to sarcastic to super chill for bedtime stories.
- By default, it uses a California Valley girl accent set to maximum cringe,
By default, it uses a California Valley girl accent set to maximum cringe,
Top 20 Weirdest Unlockable Characters in Video Games
- Have fun breaking those bones and just try not to cringe.
Have fun breaking those bones and just try not to cringe.
- Have fun breaking those bones and just try not to cringe.
Have fun breaking those bones and just try not to cringe.
Madame Web Is A Crime Against Cinema | Review
- Whether writers seemingly chose to put every cringe generic cliche that we hate in movies into Madam Web to the point where they took the famous line of with great power comes great responsibility and chose to flip it and say "when you take on great responsibility, great power will come."
Whether writers seemingly chose to put every cringe generic cliche that we hate in movies into Madam Web to the point where they took the famous line of with great power comes great responsibility and chose to flip it and say "when you take on great responsibility, great power will come."
- Where the writers seemingly chose to put every cringe, generic cliché that we hate in movies into Madame Web, to the point where they took the famous line of "with great power comes great responsibility" and chose to flip it and say when you take on great responsibility, great power will come.
Where the writers seemingly chose to put every cringe, generic cliché that we hate in movies into Madame Web, to the point where they took the famous line of "with great power comes great responsibility" and chose to flip it and say when you take on great responsibility, great power will come.
NYU's 2022 Commencement Speaker Taylor Swift
- Secondly, learn to live alongside cringe.
Secondly, learn to live alongside cringe.
- No matter how hard you try to avoid being cringe, you will look back on your life and cringe retrospectively.
No matter how hard you try to avoid being cringe, you will look back on your life and cringe retrospectively.
Trump Sends Corporations Back in the Closet & Troy Makes Pride Sponsor Demands | The Daily Show
- Does male love make you cringe?
Does male love make you cringe?
- Does male love make you cringe?
Does male love make you cringe?