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cringey

Adjective CEFR B1
ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒi

Definitions

  1. Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.
  2. Cringing; cowardly.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

cringier cringiest cringled cringy crinicultural criniferous

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