What is Cringe?
1.
relates to a number of things but mainly
1.when someone says something really unfunny and everything goes silent.
2. when someone goes on and on about something which is really boring
3.when someone makes an unwanted comment
(it can be signalled with the lifting of the hand )
person 1: 'tells really unfunny, long boring joke'
person 2:"cringe" 'lifts hand'
2.
When something embarrassing happens, you just have to 'cringe'.
Or, if you say you were 'cringing', you were very embarressed.
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OMG , when I slipped on the banana in front of mycrush , I just had to CRINGE!
3.
The feeling when you've done something really embarassing.
Or when someone else does something embarassing.
"Oh man, i got hammered last night and slept with that really fat girl from college." *cringe*
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4.
When a comment or situation makes you either throw up, or chew through the jacket that you are holding up to your face to protect you from this person/tv
I cringe watching the x-factor finallist's trying to sing a deep moving song and the audience laps it all up as if they havent seen it a 458 thousand times before.
Everyday situation:
American: "hey guys!!"
The general english public: cringe
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5.
A word said when something bad happens.
Teacher: You got a 34% on the last test.
You: CRINGE
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6.
Cocaine (80s surfer origin)
We need to score some cringe dude.
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7.
When one slides their hand from ones neck to their chin.
" I went up to Mike and cringed him."
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