"cringe" meaning in German

See cringe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: De-cringe.ogg
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English cringe. Etymology templates: {{ubor|de|en|cringe}} Unadapted borrowing from English cringe Head templates: {{de-adj|predonly}} cringe (indeclinable, predicative only)
  1. (neologism, chiefly youth slang) cringe, cringeworthy Tags: indeclinable, neologism, predicative Related terms: cringen, Cringe
    Sense id: en-cringe-de-adj-2sw2Krdq Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German neologisms

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          "ref": "2020 November 12, Sinan Ilhan Dogru, Ich bin angekommen, BoD – Books on Demand, →OCLC, Dein bester Freund, page 23",
          "text": "Dieses Buch ist nicht nur ein Buch, sondern auch gleichzeitig dein bester Freund. Klingt bisschen cringe, ist aber trotzdem die Wahrheit.",
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