cringyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪn(d)ʒi/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪndʒi/

Forms: 1800s– cringy, 1900s– cringey.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cringe n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < cringe n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Servile; cringing; timid.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [adjective] > specifically of actions or qualities

servile?1529

slavish1565

supple1566

villainous1607

over-awful1641

prone1645

uningenuous1660

flexible1826

serfish1879

cringy1880

prostrative1890

1880 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 321 He talks a great deal and at a great rate, in an oily, cringy voice in which there is a strong dash of insolence.

1917 C. H. Lerrigo Boy Scout Treasure Hunters xi. 125 Instead of being a cringy weakling, he was big and strong and hard.

1975 J. T. Hart et al. Going Sane iv. 92 Then I would feel cringy inside, fearful. I wanted my dad right there.

2001 R. Jarvis Crystal Prison 15 He'll tell you how cringy they are in the city. You just have to cuff 'em about the head if they start gettin' uppity.

2. = cringeworthy adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

abashing1530

embarrassing1778

hot-making1931

cringy1967

cringe-making1969

cringe-inducing1972

toe-curling1976

cringeworthy1977

cringe2001

1967 Austral. Women’s Weekly 18 Oct. 85/1 You feel the cringe-iest thing in all creation.

1986 Toronto Star 1 Feb. f1/5 He starred in the cult hit Blood Simple—‘There is some really cringy stuff in it’—and his first TV-movie was Killer Bees.

1996 Sugar June 9/1 Life's full of those cringey moments when you wish you could just, like, vanish!

2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 27 I bet he dyes his hair, plus he's always coming out with cringey jokes.

2006 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 16 Dec. 7 It wasn't really a low point—it was just a bit cringy.

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

单词	cringy
释义	cringyadj. Brit. /ˈkrɪn(d)ʒi/, U.S. /ˈkrɪndʒi/ Forms: 1800s– cringy, 1900s– cringey. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cringe n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < cringe n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Servile; cringing; timid. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [adjective] > specifically of actions or qualities servile?1529 slavish1565 supple1566 villainous1607 over-awful1641 prone1645 uningenuous1660 flexible1826 serfish1879 cringy1880 prostrative1890 1880 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 321 He talks a great deal and at a great rate, in an oily, cringy voice in which there is a strong dash of insolence. 1917 C. H. Lerrigo Boy Scout Treasure Hunters xi. 125 Instead of being a cringy weakling, he was big and strong and hard. 1975 J. T. Hart et al. Going Sane iv. 92 Then I would feel cringy inside, fearful. I wanted my dad right there. 2001 R. Jarvis Crystal Prison 15 He'll tell you how cringy they are in the city. You just have to cuff 'em about the head if they start gettin' uppity. 2. = cringeworthy adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > feeling of shame > [adjective] > embarrassed > embarrassing abashing1530 embarrassing1778 hot-making1931 cringy1967 cringe-making1969 cringe-inducing1972 toe-curling1976 cringeworthy1977 cringe2001 1967 Austral. Women’s Weekly 18 Oct. 85/1 You feel the cringe-iest thing in all creation. 1986 Toronto Star 1 Feb. f1/5 He starred in the cult hit Blood Simple—‘There is some really cringy stuff in it’—and his first TV-movie was Killer Bees. 1996 Sugar June 9/1 Life's full of those cringey moments when you wish you could just, like, vanish! 2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 27 I bet he dyes his hair, plus he's always coming out with cringey jokes. 2006 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 16 Dec. 7 It wasn't really a low point—it was just a bit cringy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1880
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