Cringer

noun

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Noun

1
A person who cringes or shies away.
"That's Koops, from Petalburg. He's got confidence issues... He's a...cringer, y'know?"

Synonyms

apple polisher backslapper bootlicker brown nose brownie courtier

Example

"That's Koops, from Petalburg. He's got confidence issues... He's a...cringer, y'know?"

Etymology

From cringe + -er.

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