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cringefests

cringefests is the plural of cringefest.

Meaning of cringefest

Noun

cringefest (plural cringefests)

  1. (informal) A work or a situation that induces cringing; something very embarrassing.
    • What makes “Dr. Ken” such a cringefest is the disconnect between Mr. Jeong’s florid persona — pitched at the edge of desperation — and everything else on screen, which stays within the boundaries of a network family series.2015 September 30, Mike Hale, “Review: In ‘Dr. Ken’ on ABC, Ken Jeong Is a Physician With Jokes”, in New York Times

Questions about cringefests

What is cringefests the plural of?
Cringefests is the plural of cringefest.

Words near cringefests in the dictionary

  1. cringe-y
  2. cringed
  3. cringedst
  4. cringefail
  5. cringefest
  6. cringefests
  7. cringefluencer
  8. cringefluencers
  9. cringeful
  10. cringeling
  11. cringelings

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