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Meaning of millennial cringe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Outdated behaviors, fashion, slang, and trends popular with Millennials, that younger generations, especially Gen Z, now find awkward or embarrassing.

Internet, neologism

Examples

“Millennial cringe may include⟳ skinny jeans, using the laugh-cry emoji 😂, over-sharing on social media, or obsessing over "adulting".”

CEFR level

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

Millennial Dawnist millennial gray millennial grey millennial humor millennial pause millennial pink

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