What does cringey mean?
Cringey means Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing..
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/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒi/ · adjective
Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing..
During a recent appearance on “The Last Laugh” podcast, the actor, who played Dwight Schrute on the hit NBC comedy, talked about how cringey parts of the series could be.
“Hey, girl. You are so dope. I love, I love that fit. Um... Question. And this is like super cringey. Um... Do you think you could be, like, chiller to Addy?” “Are you somebody's mom? Is somebody missing their mom?” “Nope. No, I'm not that much older than you. I'm, like, borderline big sister age.” “Maybe you need to spend less time looking up teen slang on ChatGPT because it's giving you a tech neck. Wrinkles in the front. Hump in the back. You're a humpback whale. Humpback.” [students chanting] “Humpback, humpback, humpback! Humpback, humpback, humpback! Humpback, humpback, humpback!” “What did you do?” “I hate my neck!”
Use cringey when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cringey means Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing..
Common synonyms include cringeworthy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
During a recent appearance on “The Last Laugh” podcast, the actor, who played Dwight Schrute on the hit NBC comedy, talked about how cringey parts of the series could be.
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