Something is cringe if it elicits feelings of discomfort or embarrassment stemming from an action or aspect that is contrary to popular or personal aesthetics.^[1]

Cringe may refer to:

• The Cringe, a U.S. rock band
• Cringe comedy, a comedy genre
• Cringe pop, a genre of pop music

• Cultural cringe, the feeling of inferiority about one's own culture
• Ick, a slang term of the youth used with the definite article