20 Photos That Inspired Historic Levels of Cringe

Last Updated on October 7, 2025 by Colby Droscher There’s a unique kind of discomfort that originates from witnessing a ...
NPR

Cringe culture says stop. We say lean in.

Was it the acoustic guitar? The cell phone lights swaying in the background? Or was it the lyrics of the song itself? Whatever it was, the impact was immediate and brutal. According to the internet, ...
Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: Some readers might cringe when they read this

“I hated that movie. The love scene was so cringe.” Suddenly, this use of “cringe” seems to be everywhere. And some quasi-scientific evidence shows it’s on the rise. According to Google’s Ngram Viewer ...