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cringeworthy

adj
/ˈkɹɪndʒˌwɜːð.i/UK/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒˌwɝð.i/US

Etymology

From cringe + -worthy.

  1. derived from *grenǵʰ-✻ — “to turn”
  2. derived from *kringaną✻
  3. inherited from *krangijaną✻ — “to cause to fall; to cause to turn”
  4. inherited from *crenċan✻
  5. inherited from crengen — “to bend in a haughty manner; to condescend”
  6. suffixed as cringeworthy — “cringe + worthy”

Definitions

  1. That causes one to cringe with embarrassment

    That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing.

    • It also presented a golden opportunity for Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to wear silly outfits and produce yet another cringeworthy video, which attracted sharp criticism online.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cringeworthy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA