cringetastic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kɹɪnd͡ʒˈtæstɪk/
Etymology
From cringe + -tastic.
Meanings
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(slang) Very cringeworthy; causing one to cringe with embarrassment.
It turns out that same squeamishness doesn’t apply to the word for male ejaculate that rhymes with “whiz.” Carrie says it not once, not twice, but a cringetastic four times — in a row — at the lunch table she shares with Charlotte, Miranda and Anthony (Mario Cantone) in Episode 4.
2023 July 6, Ali Trachta, “‘And Just Like That …’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: Vivante”, in The New York Times:Teenage boys being teenage boys, you might have to lead him to this book – after all a book about sex and puberty is potentially cringetastic.
2013, Juno Dawson, Being a Boy:Last weekend, we previewed the cringetastic, canned part of what will be our last show in May.
2021, Sara Fujimura, Faking Reality:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most cringetastic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more cringetastic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |