Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 18 compound words that contain cringe. The most common are listed below. Open cringe in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- cultural cringeIn Australia, a formerly widespread belief that Australian cultural works, especially in literature and the arts, were inferior to those produced in Britain and Europe.
- millennial cringeOutdated behaviors, fashion, slang, and trends popular with millennials, that younger generations, especially Gen Z, now find awkward or embarrassing.
- cringe comedyA genre of comedy based around characters getting into socially awkward situations.
- cringe cultureAn online culture based around criticizing people for interests or beliefs that are harmless but considered cringeworthy.
- cringe-worthyAlternative form of cringeworthy: That causes or may cause one to cringe with disgust, embarrassment (often vicarious embarrassment), etc.; awkward, disgusting, embarrassing.
- cringe-yAlternative form of cringy: Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.
- cringe-o-meterAlternative form of cringeometer: An imaginary device that measures cringeworthiness (the extent to which something makes one cringe; that is, flinch or recoil with embarrassment).
- cringe comediesplural of cringe comedy: A genre of comedy based around characters getting into socially awkward situations.
- cringe-makingAlternative form of cringemaking: Inducing cringing; embarrassing.
- cringe-o-metersplural of cringe-o-meter: An imaginary device that measures cringeworthiness (the extent to which something makes one cringe; that is, flinch or recoil with embarrassment).
- cringe-worthiercomparative form of cringe-worthy: more cringe-worthy
- cringe de la cringeSomething very cringeworthy.
- cringe-worthiestsuperlative form of cringe-worthy: most cringe-worthy
- cringe-makinglyIn a cringemaking way or manner.
Compound words 18
- cringeometerAn imaginary device that measures cringeworthiness (the extent to which something makes one cringe; that is, flinch or recoil with embarrassment).
- cringefluencerAn influencer who is cringeworthy.
- cringefulTending to make one cringe; embarrassing or frightening.
- cringefailEmbarrassing and cringeworthy.
- cringetasticVery cringeworthy; causing one to cringe with embarrassment.
- cringeyCharacterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.
- cringesomeCharacterised or marked by cringing; causing one to cringe
- cringefestA work or a situation that induces cringing; something very embarrassing.
- cringemakingInducing cringing; embarrassing.
- cringelingOne who cringes and fawns; a submissive toady.