Cringe

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See also: cringe

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English cringe.

Noun

Cringe m (strong, genitive Cringe, no plural)

  1. (youth slang) cringe, awkwardness
    • 2023 March 26, Kristin Haug, “Jan Böhmermann parodiert Dieter Nuhr: »Der Cringe ist groß«”, in Der Spiegel‎, →ISSN:
      Noch größer wird »der Cringe«, wenn sich nun niemand weiter dazu äußert.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

  • “Cringe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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