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Cringey

//ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒi// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.

    "During a recent appearance on “The Last Laugh” podcast, the actor, who played Dwight Schrute on the hit NBC comedy, talked about how cringey parts of the series could be."

  2. 2
    Cringing; cowardly.
Adjective
  1. 1
    embarrassing such that it would cause cringing wordnet

Etymology

From cringe + -y.

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