adj
cringeworthy
Cringeworthy (adj) means So awkward or embarrassing that it makes you want to look away.
adj
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So awkward or embarrassing that it makes you want to look away.
"It also presented a golden opportunity for Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to wear silly outfits and produce yet another cringeworthy video, which attracted sharp criticism online."
— Stefanie Foster, Great British Rail Sale failed! (2022)
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Etymology
From cringe (verb) + -worthy (suffix meaning of ‘sufficient worth for, deserving of’), popularized by the surname of the character Cuthbert Cringeworthy, an extremely studious pupil introduced in 1972 into The Bash Street Kids, a comic strip by the Scottish cartoonist David Sutherland (1933–2023) published in the British magazine The Beano.
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What is the meaning of cringeworthy?
"cringeworthy" (adj) means so awkward or embarrassing that it makes you want to look away.
What is another word for cringeworthy?
Other words for "cringeworthy" include cringe.
