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Meaning of cultural cringe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

In Australia, a formerly widespread belief that Australian cultural works, especially in literature and the arts, were inferior to those produced in Britain and Europe.

uncountable

Examples

Prior to the 1980s, Australian English had been widely deprecated by Australians themselves, principally as a result of a sense of inferiority known as "cultural cringe".”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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