The story
Likely coined or popularized in 2021. Oldest find via Google is from 2021-05-09 by NorthGirluwu
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
do not kill the part of you that is cringe, kill the part of you that cringes
Today it means: Overcome fear of embarrassment or judgment by being confident in your own actions. Full definition →