adjective
- superlative form of cringe; most likely to cause feelings of embarrassment, discomfort, or awkwardness
Usage: informal; often used in social media and casual speech
Examples
- That was the cringiest moment of the entire movie.
- His attempt at a joke was the cringiest thing I've heard all week.
- The cringiest part of the presentation was when he forgot his lines.
- She found his pickup line to be the cringiest thing anyone had ever said to her.
- That old commercial is so cringiest by today's standards.
- The cringiest fashion trends from the 2000s are making a comeback.