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millennial cringe

millennial cringe noun: outdated behaviors, fashion, slang, and trends popular with millennials, that younger generations, especially Gen Z, now find awkward or embarrassing.

Noun

millennial cringe (plural millennial cringes)

  1. (Internet, neologism, social media) Outdated behaviors, fashion, slang, and trends popular with millennials, that younger generations, especially Gen Z, now find awkward or embarrassing.
    • Millennial cringe may include skinny jeans, using the laugh-cry emoji 😂, over-sharing on social media, or obsessing over "adulting".

Forms of millennial cringe

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Questions about millennial cringe

What does millennial cringe mean?
Millennial cringe means outdated behaviors, fashion, slang, and trends popular with millennials, that younger generations, especially Gen Z, now find awkward or embarrassing.
What part of speech is millennial cringe?
Millennial cringe is a noun.
What is the plural of millennial cringe?
The plural of millennial cringe is millennial cringes.

Words near millennial cringe in the dictionary

  1. millenium
  2. milleniums
  3. millennarian
  4. millennia
  5. millennial
  6. millennial cringe
  7. Millennial Dawnist
  8. Millennial Dawnists
  9. millennial gray
  10. millennial grey
  11. millennial humor

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