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cringetastic

/kɹɪnd͡ʒˈtæstɪk/

cringetastic adjective: very cringeworthy; causing one to cringe with embarrassment.

Adjective

cringetastic (comparative more cringetastic, superlative most cringetastic)

  1. (slang) Very cringeworthy; causing one to cringe with embarrassment.
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    cringemaking, cringy

Synonyms of cringetastic

Forms of cringetastic

comparativemore cringetastic
superlativemost cringetastic

Origin of cringetastic

From cringe + -tastic.

Questions about cringetastic

What does cringetastic mean?
Cringetastic means very cringeworthy; causing one to cringe with embarrassment.
What part of speech is cringetastic?
Cringetastic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cringetastic?
Cringetastic is pronounced /kɹɪnd͡ʒˈtæstɪk/.

Words near cringetastic in the dictionary

  1. cringer
  2. cringers
  3. cringes
  4. cringesome
  5. cringest
  6. cringetastic
  7. cringeth
  8. cringeworthier
  9. cringeworthiest
  10. cringeworthily
  11. cringeworthiness

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