cringe

embarrassingly awkward; cringe

Beginner Adjective
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Pronunciation

/krindʒ/

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Cultural Note

Cringe is an English loan used heavily in younger Norwegian speech, especially online and in casual talk.

📝 Example Sentences

Den videoen var litt cringe, egentlig.

That video was kind of cringe, honestly.

Foreldrene hennes prøvde å være kule, men det ble bare cringe.

Her parents tried to be cool, but it just became cringe.

📊 Adjective Forms

Gender Form
base cringe
comparative mer cringe
superlative mest cringe
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