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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 terms ...

To quote Taylor Swift’s iconic 2022 NYU commencement speech, it’s time to “learn to live alongside cringe.” In case you didn’t tune into Swift’s viral address, the singer announced that feeling ...

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Journalist Melissa Dahl went on a mission, researching the nature of "cringe." She hoped to free herself from awkward moments. Instead, she... Stop judging yourself and embrace your cringe Part 3 of ...