cringeyness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From cringey + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: Ok, here it is. Don't laugh. I'm fully aware of its cringeyness. Since a very young age, I became drawn towards the medical profession, mainly due to frequent visits to the paediatric ward. I decided to pursue this fascination further and so throughout Year 12 my Saturday mornings were spent doing voluntary work at my local hospital.
ref: 2002 September 8, Ranjana, “Personal statement help needed....”, in alt.uk.a-levels (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Jun 2025:
text: For me Battlefield is a story I have a nostalgic fondness for, despite its cringeyness, Curse of Fenric is impressive, but as it goes on it becomes increasingly haphazard and pretentious in typical JNT fashion, Ghostlight I just don't 'get', and I feel tempted to place it in the 'failure to tell a coherent story' category as JNT disasters like Time Flight, Terminus, Warriors of the Deep, Resurrection of the Daleks and Trial of a Time Lord.
ref: 2009 September 30, sadako, “Giving the McCoy era a second chance....”, in rec.arts.drwho (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Jun 2025:
text: Tess baby!!!!! TESS BABY!!! / I sighed and stood up from my seat before he killed me from the Cringeyness.^([sic]) Callum holds me up and tugs my hand holding it in his large one. I blushed at the sudden touch. / I die internally. / “Don’t be too loud” Nichole shouted at our retreating figure and they burst out laughing.
ref: 2021 November 25, shortcke [pseudonym], “Vampire”, in The CEO Who Breaks Me, ASIN B09MLPPPN9:
text: “AHHHHHHH!” I scream, leaping onto the bed on the other side of the room. I point to the monster feet. “WHAT ARE THOSE?!” Once my sleep state clears up, I realize where I am. I’m pointing at Helena’s actual feet. She’s just getting up from bed. […] “Candance, that was really rude,” she says, her voice scratchy with sleep. / “I’m sorry, unnie,” I say, every cell in my body shriveling with cringeyness. “It’s just that they were the first things I saw when I opened my eyes …” Aram throws off her sheets, startling me, pulls her socks off, and puts her bare feet in my lap. I gasp. Her feet are just as jacked up as Helena’s.
ref: 2022 April 5, Stephan Lee, “Funny Flaws”, in K-Pop Revolution (K-Pop Confidential; 2), New York, N.Y.: Point, →ISBN, part 2 (Reigniting the Fuse):
text: “Excuse me?” / “Yes, Charles?” Ms. D says. / Chowder gazes at Mouse and says: // Dear Isabella / You’re sweet as a marshmella. / You turn my knees to jella. / I wanna be your fella. // There’s more, but I black out for a second at the sheer cringeyness.
ref: 2022 September 27, Joel Ross, chapter 18, in Bite the Bagel (Alley & Rex; 2), New York, N.Y.: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, →ISBN, pages 89–90:
text: I’m not even going to hold back here, so get ready for very gay cringeyness. July is and always has been the absolute love of my life. I tried for so long to ignore that and block her out, to move on and pretend she didn’t exist.
ref: 2023 April 6, Soph Galustian, No Worries If Not: A Funny(ish) Story of Growing Up Working Class and Queer, London: Radar, →ISBN:
text: He tries to introduce himself to each person in the river of youngsters flowing up my driveway in their tank tops and skate shoes, and they reluctantly pull the hoods down from around their heads to shake Dad’s hand, wincing with cringeyness. ‘Pleasure to meet you, son, Arthur Takitimu’s the name, don’t wear it out,’ he says to each boy. He doesn’t have a clue how people my age fuck each other over, then disappear.
ref: 2023 April 27, Michael Botur, “Bacchanalian as FUCK”, in Crimechurch, Next Chapter, →ISBN, “Mona” section:
text: Before Sunrise brilliantly opens up the beloved ‘Before’ Trilogy as a romantic indie film which carries much greatness. Greatness in its cinematography, especially its long one-take shots. Greatness in its characterization, especially the duality of being a romantic and a realist. Greatness in the chemistry, yet its cringeyness, between two people this tale follows.
ref: 2023 October 27, Sam Guevara, “Sam’s Showtime Schedule”, in Samantha “Sam” Guevara, editor, The Innis Herald, volume 59, number 1, Toronto, Ont.: Innis College Student Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7:
glosses: Alternative form of cringiness.