toe-curlingadjective
uk/ˈtəʊˌkɜː.lɪŋ/us/ˈtoʊˌkɝː.lɪŋ/UK informalmaking you feel extremely embarrassed and ashamed for someone else:
I saw the worst comedy act I've ever seen last night - it was absolutely toe-curling!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Embarrassing
- awkward
- cringe
- cringe-making
- cringey
- curl
- curl up and die idiom
- embarrass
- embarrassing
- information
- painful
- put sb on the spot idiom
- show
- show sb up
- spare
- spare sb's blushes idiom
- spot
- too much information idiom
toe-curlingly
adverb /-li/uk/ˈtəʊˌkɜː.lɪŋ.li//ˈtoʊˌkɝː.lɪŋ.li/
UK informal
Why are most media interviews so toe-curlingly embarrassing?