Definition of cringe

cringe    

adjective

• cringeworthy.

  That joke was very cringe

                                                        
  
  Citation from Do Revenge (2022 film) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 07 2022. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 07 2022.

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