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/Sounds like "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "PEH" (as in "pet") + "nah" (as in "nacho") + "ah" (as in "art") + "HEH" (as in "help") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/
Feeling intense secondhand embarrassment from someone else's ridiculous or inappropriate actions. It's that discomfort you feel when someone does something so cringy you're embarrassed for them.
“His dancing at the party gave everyone pena ajena.”
“It gives me pena ajena watching how he flirts, it's so obvious it's cringe.”
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/Sounds like "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "PEH" (as in "pet") + "nah" (as in "nacho") + "ah" (as in "art") + "HEH" (as in "help") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/
Feeling intense secondhand embarrassment from someone else's ridiculous or inappropriate actions. It's that discomfort you feel when someone does something so cringy you're embarrassed for them.
“His dancing at the party gave everyone pena ajena.”
“It gives me pena ajena watching how he flirts, it's so obvious it's cringe.”
Breadcrumbing
Giving minimal signs of interest to keep someone hooked without any real intention of getting serious. Emotional breadcrumbs: a like here, a random message there, just enough so they don't forget you but never enough to move forward.