causing feelings of acute embarrassment or awkwardness
one of his cringey attempts at camaraderie
cringey sex scenes
it's cringey when you watch yourself back and I am not sure I will ever watch myself on this show
servile or timid; cringing
he was cringey and smarmy when Carstairs was there and called him all sorts of horrible names when he wasn't
they are fearful of losing their jobs, cringey to their bosses and to those in power