A fork of Rural Dictionary
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.
After watching YouTube Rewind 2018, I proceeded to throw up and cringe.
UK slang. An extremely awkward, uncomfortable situation caused by a person, group of people or environment, causing extreme embarrassment. The resultant effect on the surrounding non-cringe people is usually shame, chagrin or vexation or a combination of these.
1. "Mate, I can't believe that Fred was wasted and tried to get with a guy. Absolute cringe." 2. "Mate, I can't believe that Fred got wasted and fell down the stairs naked in front of that girl he fancied. That was cringe. Solid banter though." 2. The epitomy of "cringe": youtube.com/watch?v=g_vqb8jkOOs