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/Sounds like "KREEN" (as in "creek") + "heh" (as in "help")/

Meaning

Intense secondhand embarrassment, something so awkward or cringeworthy you want to look away. A viral anglicism that perfectly describes that uncomfortable feeling running through your body.

Examples

That video is pure cringe, I couldn't even finish it.

It gives me cringe when someone sings in public and is off-key.

His love declaration on Facebook was the most cringe thing of the year.

Word family

A street intersection in Mexico where red lights turn the sidewalk into a full scene of urban life. Expect vendors selling snacks, windshield washers, jugglers, and every kind of street hustle you can imagine. It is one of those uniquely Mexican spaces where the city pulses loudest.