cringe-o-meter

/ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒoʊˌmitɚ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

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noun

"How Does Your Dad Rate On The Cringe-O-Meter? [title]"
"If Alpha Papa was your introduction to [Alan] Partridge, you'll be wanting to dig through the Parchives, pronto. (Just make sure cringe-o-meters are set to stun.)"
"The cringe-o-meter peaks during a scene in which a shirtless [Charlie] Hall, well, masters his domain. Hall said he had no issue showing that scene to his mother [Julia Louis-Dreyfus], who played Elaine on "Seinfeld" for nine seasons."

From cringe + -o-meter.

cringe-o-meters (plural)

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How do you pronounce cringe-o-meter?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒoʊˌmitɚ/.

What does cringe-o-meter mean?

Alternative form of cringeometer.

Where does cringe-o-meter come from?

From cringe + -o-meter.

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