cringe-o-meter

English

Etymology

From cringe +‎ -o-meter.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒəʊˌmiːtə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒoʊˌmitɚ/, [-ɾɚ]

• Audio (General American):

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• Hyphenation: cringe-o-met‧er

Noun

cringe-o-meter (plural cringe-o-meters)

1. Alternative form of cringeometer.
   • 2011 June 11, “How does Your Dad Rate on the Cringe-O-Meter?”, in NPR‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 February 2016:

     How Does Your Dad Rate On The Cringe-O-Meter? [title]

   • 2018 September 5, “The 60 Best TV Shows on Netflix UK”, in Empire‎^[2], London: Bauer Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 3 August 2020:

     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.)

   • 2020 January 23, Teddy Greenstein, “Remember Charlie Hall? The Former Northwestern Walk-on Stars in a New Web Series that Made His Mom Julia Louis-Dreyfus Laugh.”, in Chicago Tribune‎^[3], Chicago, Ill.: Tribune Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 February 2020:

     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.