cringetastic
English
Etymology
cringe + -tastic
Adjective
cringetastic (comparative more cringetastic, superlative most cringetastic)
- (slang) cringemaking; causing one to cringe with embarrassment
- 2013, Juno Dawson, Being a Boy
- 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.
- 2021, Sara Fujimura, Faking Reality
- Last weekend, we previewed the cringetastic, canned part of what will be our last show in May.
- 2013, Juno Dawson, Being a Boy