cringeworthyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪn(d)ʒˌwəːði/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪndʒˌwərði/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cringe v., -worthy comb. form.

Etymology: < cringe v. + -worthy comb. form. Compare earlier cringe-making adj.Popularized by the name of the character Cuthbert Cringeworthy, the obsequious, assiduous schoolboy ‘swot’ in The Bash Street Kids (a strip in the British children's comic Beano).

colloquial.

Causing (or liable to cause) one to cringe with fear or (more usually) acute embarrassment, awkwardness, disgust, etc.; spec. designating or relating to an artistic production or performance which exhibits embarrassing incompetence, pretension, or sentimentality.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > feeling of shame > [adjective] > embarrassed > embarrassing

abashing1530

embarrassing1778

hot-making1931

cringy1967

cringe-making1969

cringe-inducing1972

toe-curling1976

cringeworthy1977

cringe2001

1972 Beano 1 Apr. 10 ‘This is our new little chum Cuthbert Cringeworthy.’ ‘Greetings, ugly pupils!’]

1977 Alton (Illinois) Tel. 22 Jan. d6/3 Once you get past the sillier aspects of the plot, the chair-gripping horror is there. ‘Cringe-worthy’ in spots, if a bit drawn out.

1990 Independent 30 Mar. 14/6 He makes a virtue of using rhyming couplets by occasionally turning the device into a joke itself with cringeworthy rhymes—‘I know I must do what I'm told / Fathers know better because they're old.’

1995 Alternative Press May 97/1 Most Caucasians who play ‘soul’ music make cringeworthy spectacles of themselves, especially Brits.

2001 Sugar Feb. 13 Got a cringeworthy memory that still makes you blush when you think about it? Don't worry, 'cause you're not alone.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cringeworthy
释义	cringeworthyadj. Brit. /ˈkrɪn(d)ʒˌwəːði/, U.S. /ˈkrɪndʒˌwərði/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cringe v., -worthy comb. form. Etymology: < cringe v. + -worthy comb. form. Compare earlier cringe-making adj.Popularized by the name of the character Cuthbert Cringeworthy, the obsequious, assiduous schoolboy ‘swot’ in The Bash Street Kids (a strip in the British children's comic Beano). colloquial. Causing (or liable to cause) one to cringe with fear or (more usually) acute embarrassment, awkwardness, disgust, etc.; spec. designating or relating to an artistic production or performance which exhibits embarrassing incompetence, pretension, or sentimentality. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > feeling of shame > [adjective] > embarrassed > embarrassing abashing1530 embarrassing1778 hot-making1931 cringy1967 cringe-making1969 cringe-inducing1972 toe-curling1976 cringeworthy1977 cringe2001 1972 Beano 1 Apr. 10 ‘This is our new little chum Cuthbert Cringeworthy.’ ‘Greetings, ugly pupils!’] 1977 Alton (Illinois) Tel. 22 Jan. d6/3 Once you get past the sillier aspects of the plot, the chair-gripping horror is there. ‘Cringe-worthy’ in spots, if a bit drawn out. 1990 Independent 30 Mar. 14/6 He makes a virtue of using rhyming couplets by occasionally turning the device into a joke itself with cringeworthy rhymes—‘I know I must do what I'm told / Fathers know better because they're old.’ 1995 Alternative Press May 97/1 Most Caucasians who play ‘soul’ music make cringeworthy spectacles of themselves, especially Brits. 2001 Sugar Feb. 13 Got a cringeworthy memory that still makes you blush when you think about it? Don't worry, 'cause you're not alone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1977
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