What does Cringe mean?
Cringe is something so embarrassing that you feel ashamed for it, even if you didn't do it yourself.
"He sang her a song he wrote himself in the middle of the canteen. So cringe."
To cringe means to shrink back. That is exactly what you do when someone does something awkward. Old status updates and photos from when you were twelve are often cringe too. The Dutch have a word for an awkward vibe: krokant. Also read about based, pick-me and aura.
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