For Rent Negative thread

"crocobaura;c-18324277" wrote:

"LeucosiaX;c-18324247" wrote:
cringe is usually used to describe someone who invokes cringe feelings like a gen zer would say This person is cringe or being cringe or a cringelord.

I know I'm in the wrong group if I have to consult with the urban dictionary to follow, (my mind always notes):

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cringe

Cringe
When someone acts/ or is so embarrassing or awkward , it makes you feel extemely ashamed and/or embarrassed.
"Hey that guy over there is cringy"
"Are you kidding Francis is the definition of cringe!"

Don't other generations feel embarrassment anymore or what?

If the emblematic word for Gen Z is "cringe," then the word for Gen X is "whatever."

The kids do often seem to use cringe in the context of things that are awkward or embarrassing partly because they are too earnest, too enthusiastic, too over-the-top, etc. Gen Xers are just too darned apathetic to be cringe; we don't care enough to be embarrassed. (Countdown to a Gen Z'er telling me that sarcasm is also cringe... and if so, like, whatever.)