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. — deniko
What he said to her was rather cringy.
That site just gets more and more cringy.
deDas wird immer mehr eine Site zum Fremdschämen. — brauchinet
What that man suggested yesterday was embarrassing and cringy.
deEs ist peinlich und zum Fremdschämen, was dieser Mann da gestern vorgeschlagen hat. — Waldelfe
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