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кринж — meaning in English

krinzh

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English meaning

  • cringe verb To flinch or shrink back in embarrassment, disgust, or fear.

Senses

кринж is used for these senses in English:

  • cringe (uncountable, slang, derogatory) Things, particularly online content, which would cause an onlooker to cringe from secondhand embarrassment.
  • cringeworthiness The property of being cringeworthy; awkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe.

cringe — full definition

  1. verb To flinch or shrink back in embarrassment, disgust, or fear.
  2. noun Something embarrassing to watch or witness, especially online.
  3. adj Embarrassingly awkward or uncool (informal).

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