cringey
Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassmentCharacterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.
» He's your typical stale, cringey know-it-all.
Це типовий самовпевнений балабол із застарілими поглядами.
Це типовий самовпевнений зашкарублий всезнайко.
Meaning
2 sensesCharacterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.
Cringing; cowardly.
embarrassing such that it would cause cringing
Examples
6 sentencesHe's your typical stale, cringey know-it-all.
Це типовий самовпевнений балабол із застарілими поглядами.
What he said to her was rather cringy.
That site just gets more and more cringy.
deDas wird immer mehr eine Site zum Fremdschämen.
What that man suggested yesterday was embarrassing and cringy.
deEs ist peinlich und zum Fremdschämen, was dieser Mann da gestern vorgeschlagen hat.
I just can't watch any of my old videos; it's just too cringy for me.
Origin
From cringe + -y.From cringe + -y.
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Forms
cringier/more cringey, cringiest/most cringey| Comparative | cringier / more cringey Lesson |
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| Superlative | cringiest / most cringey Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form