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cringe-o-meter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [-ɾɚ] (General-American)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒəʊˌmiːtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒoʊˌmitɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From cringe + -o-meter.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of cringeometer.
   alt of cringeometer
   • How Does Your Dad Rate On The Cringe-O-Meter? [title] 2011 June 11, “How does Your Dad Rate on the Cringe-O-Meter?”, in NPR, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2016:
   • If Alpha Papa was your introduction to [Alan] Partridge, you'll be wanting to dig through the Parchives, pronto. (Just make sure cringe-o-meters are set to stun.) 2018 September 5, “The 60 Best TV Shows on Netflix UK”, in Empire, London: Bauer Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2020:
   • The cringe-o-meter peaks during a scene in which a shirtless [Charlie] Hall, well, masters his domain. Hall said he had no issue showing that scene to his mother [Julia Louis-Dreyfus], who played Elaine on "Seinfeld" for nine seasons. 2020 January 23, Teddy Greenstein, “Remember Charlie Hall? The Former Northwestern Walk-on Stars in a New Web Series that Made His Mom Julia Louis-Dreyfus Laugh.”, in Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Ill.: Tribune Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2020:

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