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Cringey meaning

  1. Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.
  2. Cringing; cowardly.

Using Cringey

  • The main meaning on this page is: Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing. | Cringing; cowardly.
  • In the example corpus, cringey often appears in combinations such as: was cringey.

Context around Cringey

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bit 1× unsolicited 1× users 1×

Often after:

message 1× mess 1× promo 1× new 1× gay 1× pompeo 1× actor 1× wedding 1×

Sentence patterns with Cringey

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a bit cringey because of 1× feel more cringey than compelling 1× for your cringey wedding stories 1× it as cringey and overtly 1× its users cringey 1× of many cringey new characters 1× one with cringey gay henchmen 1× or a cringey pompeo s 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a big hmmm 1× at times it 1× despite its popularity 1× gordon s brother 1× otherwise this whole 1× so cringey for 1×

Common sentence endings:

a cringey mess 1× and illiberal aims 1× and overtly sexual 1× cringey new characters 1× cringey than compelling 1× cringey wedding stories 1×

Words around Cringey

Just before it in the word index:

cringeworthy 48 cringes 7 cringed 24 cringe 179 crinetics 6 crinan 6

Just after it in the word index:

cringiest 2 cringila 6 cringing 14 cringingly 3 cringy 12 criniti 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Cringey

  • In this selection, "cringey" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bit, unsolicited, users, message, mess and promo stand out and add context to how "cringey" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a bit cringey because of and feel more cringey than compelling. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cringey" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cringey

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

To ask for your cringey wedding stories? (7 words)

Otherwise, this whole segment was a cringey mess. (8 words)

Sometimes, the tropes in this genre feel more cringey than compelling. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

There’s also almost precedence for shows like this working, with Paris Hilton looking for a new best friend in 2008’s – that show was cringey, but a hit, so it’s likely this one will be as well. (39 words)

A big hmmm for this one, the campiest of the Connerys, the one with cringey gay henchmen and the most vacuous female characters of its day, desporting themselves over the long, dull Vegas bit. (34 words)

If you’re a woman who has downloaded a few dating apps in hopes of meeting a great partner, chances are, you’ve gotten the occasional weird, unsolicited, cringey message from someone online. (33 words)

Question examples

So cringey for my soul,” one viewer wrote, with another adding: “OK but TaylorSwift waiting and ignoring Celine Dion is a crime? (22 words)

To ask for your cringey wedding stories? (7 words)

Example sentences (14)

At times, it is a bit cringey because of the amount of Gen Z slang used in a single scene, but it is accurate nonetheless.

If you’re a woman who has downloaded a few dating apps in hopes of meeting a great partner, chances are, you’ve gotten the occasional weird, unsolicited, cringey message from someone online.

Otherwise, this whole segment was a cringey mess.

Sometimes, the tropes in this genre feel more cringey than compelling.

Stranger Things star David Harbour recalls a "cringey" promo with fans six years ago, which involved the show's cast surprising guests on a bus.

Gordon's brother Heavy is just one of many cringey new characters.

So cringey for my soul,” one viewer wrote, with another adding: “OK but TaylorSwift waiting and ignoring Celine Dion is a crime?

While some praised him for his emotional performance in Malmo, others described it as 'cringey' and 'overtly sexual'.

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A big hmmm for this one, the campiest of the Connerys, the one with cringey gay henchmen and the most vacuous female characters of its day, desporting themselves over the long, dull Vegas bit.

Despite its popularity, though, a lot of people avoided getting the app, finding the app and its users cringey.

Rather than a throwaway line or a cringey "," Pompeo's comments demonstrate again how often Trumpworld has used humor to mainstream and normalize its most anti-democratic and illiberal aims.

The cringey actor performances, the over the top and confusing plot, and the character's morals are all enough to put a Taurus to sleep.

There’s also almost precedence for shows like this working, with Paris Hilton looking for a new best friend in 2008’s – that show was cringey, but a hit, so it’s likely this one will be as well.

To ask for your cringey wedding stories?

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Common combinations with cringey

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cringey" in a sentence?
An example: "At times, it is a bit cringey because of the amount of Gen Z slang used in a single scene, but it is accurate nonetheless." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "cringey" from authentic English texts.
What does "cringey" mean?
Cringey means: Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.
How many example sentences with "cringey" are there?
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