cringe comedy

noun

A genre of comedy based around characters getting into socially awkward situations.

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Meanings

nouncringe comedy (countable and uncountable, plural cringe comedies)

plural cringe comedies

  1. countableuncountableA genre of comedy based around characters getting into socially awkward situations.
  2. countableuncountableA specific work in this style.
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Chicago

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