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קרינג׳

krinj

Phonetics · krinj

Cringe (borrowed).

Register: youth · casualPart of speech: adjective / nounHebrew (עברית, Ivrit)

"Cringe" — borrowed whole from English internet culture.

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

Deep records on the same shelf — youth & texting

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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