cringer

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noun

A person who cringes or shies away.

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Meanings

nouncringer (plural cringers)

plural cringers

  1. A person who cringes or shies away.

    That's Koops, from Petalburg. He's got confidence issues... He's a...cringer, y'know?

    2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Petalburg

Origin

From cringe + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cringer

singerswingerinjurebingerwhingerimpingerreinjuretinger
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Cite this entry
APA

cringer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cringer

MLA

“cringer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cringer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cringer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cringer.

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