toe-curling

comparative more toe-curling · superlative most toe-curling

1. Causing feelings of acute embarrassment.

   toe-curling embarrassment

   2 more examples

   Toe-curling for some, split-toe shoes have recently been seen in the most high fashion places.

   2020 October 30, Lauren Cochrane, “The return of split-toe footwear leaves fashion world cloven”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

   It was toe-curling, not-knowing-where-to-look bad television reminiscent of Trump appearing with women who accused Bill Clinton of rape and unwanted sexual advances before he debated Hillary.

   2023 May 11, David Smith, “Toe-curlingly bad television: Trump’s torturous town hall backfires on CNN”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

2. Causing feelings of arousal or excitement (especially sexual).

   He sipped his wine, flashed a toe-curling smile at the waitress as she picked up his uneaten plate, then gave me a somewhat darker look.

   2007, Keri Arthur, Kissing Sin, →ISBN