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English

Etymology

From cringe +‎ -o-meter.

Pronunciation

Noun

cringe-o-meter (plural cringe-o-meters)

  1. Alternative form of cringeometer.
    • 2011 June 11, “How does Your Dad Rate on the Cringe-O-Meter?”, in NPR, archived from the original on 5 February 2016:
      How Does Your Dad Rate On The Cringe-O-Meter?
    • 2018 September 5, “The 60 Best TV Shows on Netflix UK”, in Empire, London: Bauer Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 3 August 2020:
      If Alpha Papa was your introduction to Partridge, you'll be wanting to dig through the Parchives, pronto. (Just make sure cringe-o-meters are set to stun.)
    • 2020 January 23, Teddy Greenstein, “Remember Charlie Hall? The Former Northwestern Walk-on Stars in a New Web Series that Made His Mom Julia Louis-Dreyfus Laugh.”, in Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Ill.: Tribune Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 February 2020:
      The cringe-o-meter peaks during a scene in which a shirtless Hall, well, masters his domain. Hall said he had no issue showing that scene to his mother , who played Elaine on "Seinfeld" for nine seasons.