Club this with the present techno-cultural landscape where icks (turn offs) and trends change at breakneck speed, and you quickly realise, it is nearly impossible to keep up with what is or isn't ...

Taylor Swift signaled cringe culture was over in 2022, so…it’s officially over. Enter the era of the tryhard. What is a tryhard? The term “tryhard” first emerged from gamer culture to ...

The generational tables have turned, and now young people are getting called out on TikTok for the "Gen Z stare." But what is ...

AKA secondhand embarrassment ...

Millennials may find the so-called ‘Gen Z stare’ irritating, but others say it’s justified. Debate over the so-called Gen Z ...

New research by Brianna Escoe from the University of Louisiana and colleagues (2024) took a systematic approach to find out what cringe is. First of all, they established that we feel cringe when ...

A viral TikTok comparing a popular wedding dress silhouette to a once-beloved millennial wedding trend has sparked debate about style, cringe culture and timelessness. "Don't hate me, but the ...

It’s time to leave your cringe word era behind. Period. Every year, Lake Superior State University releases its Banished Words List, a tradition that dates back to 1976, highlighting words and ...

Cringe is having a moment, with millions of posts being shared online about it. We feel cringe when we observe someone in an awkward attempt to do something to give a positive impression.