cringetastic

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English

Etymology

From cringe +‎ -tastic.

Adjective

cringetastic (comparative more cringetastic, superlative most cringetastic)

  1. (slang) Very cringeworthy; causing one to cringe with embarrassment.
    Synonyms: cringemaking, cringy
    • 2013, Juno Dawson, Being a Boy:
      Teenage boys being teenage boys, you might have to lead him to this book – after all a book about sex and puberty is potentially cringetastic.
    • 2021, Sara Fujimura, Faking Reality:
      Last weekend, we previewed the cringetastic, canned part of what will be our last show in May.
    • 2023 July 6, Ali Trachta, “‘And Just Like That …’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: Vivante”, in The New York Times:
      It turns out that same squeamishness doesn’t apply to the word for male ejaculate that rhymes with “whiz.” Carrie says it not once, not twice, but a cringetastic four times — in a row — at the lunch table she shares with Charlotte, Miranda and Anthony (Mario Cantone) in Episode 4.