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1. v. cringe - to recoil in embarrassment
2. n. cringe - an instance of recoiling in embarrassment
Modern usage stems from its popularity among uncreative Zoomers circa 2013 who continue employ it as a banal and inane pejorative in virtual discourse when they feel threatened by media, memes, or posts that 1. break convention as defined by their narrow social experience in an arbitrary microcosm of internet culture 2. exceed their puerile comprehension in complexity or length or 3. induce even the slightest sense of insecurity for which they cannot muster a lazy conditioned riposte.
In this regard, the word has come to mean "An expression of pious and empty derision toward another person's thoughts, actions, or beliefs that (without discussion) implies ones own beliefs are normative and therefore superior."
Example 1 - laziness is normative
Person 1: *posts comment exceeding 500 characters*
Person 2: *reads in entirety* "cringe, didn't read"
Example 2: intransigence is normative
Person 1: "I disagree with your opinion"
Person 2: "cringe"
Example 3: ones personal tastes are normative
Person 1: "I really enjoyed that movie"
Person 2: "ugh, cringe"
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It is a joke or a person that's so unfunny that makes you awkward or uncomfortable.
Jesus Christ! Dennis is the most cringe person in the entire planet, omg he's so unfunny.
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Before the internet trolls changed the meaning of this word, "cringe" was a verb used to express embarrassment or disgust.
Now, this word is mostly used to define something that you dislike or do not understand. Internet trolls use this word as an insult towards people in fandoms, with bad grammar, or both combined. Trolls also use this word to describe memes on some occasions.
1: It smells like cat vomit in here. *cringe*
2: That YouTube video was pure cringe.
3: Troll: youre cringe
4: Troll: All of those overused memes are cringe.
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Embarrassing and awkward, the app tiktok users and the band bts fans is this.
Isabella: OMQ I JUST STARTED MY TIKTOK AND YESTERDAY AND MY FANS ARE GOING CRAZY
: *Isabella posting another cringe tiktok dance* and her starbucks
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to experience something so bad it makes an individual shiver of embarrassment or disgust
This video was FULL of cringe.
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A word that post-millenial, emotionally stunted children and young teenagers use to react to innocuous but heartfelt displays of affection or desire.
Mr Rogers: "I like you just the way you are."
Pre-millenial 7-14 year-old internal response: "Thank you, I needed that today."
Post-millenial 7-14 year-old internal response: "Cringe. I'm going to watch Naruto and his psychopathic non-friends commit sadistic acts of violence."
When a friend, parent, or guardian embarrasses you in the worst way.
Examples:
1. Your mom is acting like she has a youtube channel and she says she gonna make one >o<
2. When your friend keeps ranting about MLP sub culture -,-
3. Jacob Satorious. That its. Just Jacob Satorious.
Mom, please stop you are making me cringe.
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