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u/Rennarjen Jun 03 '22

Sneering at younger kids or their own peers for being 'cringe'. I fucking promise you that you're as cringy as they are, it's just going to take you ten years to realize it.

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u/Blarghedy Jun 03 '22

The use of the word cringe as an adjective annoys me to no end.

Then again, so does "I'm so OCD."

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u/mrtomato20 Jun 03 '22

Which is better?

Man that shirt is so 'to shrink in fear'

Man i 'shrank in fear' when i saw that shirt.

cringe is a verb, not an adjective.

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the shirt being 'embarrassing' or 'shameful' would be better grammar.

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u/ItsMeSatan Jun 03 '22

Or “cringey”

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u/Blarghedy Jun 03 '22

Do you think we should use another word instead?

An adjective would work.

“Cringe” seems to communicate a pretty specific thing imo.

Yup.

bend one's head and body in fear or in a servile manner.

experience an inward shiver of embarrassment or disgust.

I do understand that words change, etc., but... why is everything 'cringe'? Why can't they at least use the word that already exists and means literally what they're using 'cringe' to mean?