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Meaning of cringe-o-meter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒəʊˌmiːtə/

Definitions

Noun. [C2]

Examples

“How Does Your Dad Rate On The Cringe-O-Meter? [title]”
“If Alpha Papa was your introduction to [Alan] Partridge, you'll be wanting to dig through the Parchives, pronto. (Just make sure cringe-o-meters are set to stun.)”
“The cringe-o-meter peaks during a scene in which a shirtless [Charlie] Hall, well, masters his domain. Hall said he had no issue showing that scene to his mother [Julia Louis-Dreyfus], who played Elaine on "Seinfeld" for nine seasons.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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