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

Meaning

To cause such intense secondhand embarrassment that you want to disappear from the face of the earth. When something gives you cringe, it's so awkward, so painful, or so out of place that it physically hurts to witness.

Examples

His speech gave me cringe, I couldn't watch.

That video is maximum cringe level.

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Regional synonyms

A tiny piece of paper with hidden notes used to cheat on an exam without the teacher noticing. It's the Mexican version of a cheat sheet, a survival tool for the unprepared student.