"cultural cringe" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cultural cringe (uncountable)
  1. In Australia, a formerly widespread belief that Australian cultural works, especially in literature and the arts, were inferior to those produced in Britain and Europe. Tags: uncountable Categories (place): Australia
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