Is it normal to think the word cute is cringe?

You can disagree with me, hate me if you want but I find the word to be quite cringe I just hate that word so much that I just can't stand hearing that word maybe it's me just being a person who no longer tolerates that word. Everytime I hear that word I want to lose it and punch someone who says that word.

Bottom line is the word is cringe in my opinion but knowing someone on here will probably get butthurt about this opinion.

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  • Cuntsiclestick

    Kawaii?

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    • raisinbran

      ^ this is cringe

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      • Cuntsiclestick

        That's kind of the point. XD

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      • LloydAsher

        To be fair it's taken from the Japanese word of cute. A rose by any another name is just as sweet.

        I dont think its cringe. You are just simply not using an english word. You are using the word for what the word is made for.

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    • SkullsNRoses

      Reminds me of that godawful Japanese Avril Lavinge song.

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      • Cuntsiclestick

        I remember that song. The opening lyrics of "mom's not home tonight, so we can roll around, have a pillow fight. Like, a major rager OMFG" made me wonder why someone whose almost 30 would be concerned about that. The song is quite awful, but also catchy. XD

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        • SkullsNRoses

          And the line about wanting to roll around in their underwear together. I remember hearing my friend reading the lyrics and asking her if Avril was inviting hello kitty to have an orgy. An iconically bad song and you’re right, the fact she was nearly 30 at the time just makes it worse.

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          • Cuntsiclestick

            I was under the impression that the song was a euphemism for vaginas. Yours about her inviting hello kitty to an orgy is way funnier. These lyrics are just so non sensical.
            XD

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    • RoseIsabella

      😋

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      • Cuntsiclestick

        😀

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  • Bassmachine

    Cats are cute.😼

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  • Meowypowers

    Cringe is never cute and is always cringe

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  • Tinybird

    I think the word cringe is cringe

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  • MonteMetcalfe

    The word cringe is a verb.

    Every time I see or hear someone use it as an adjective I want to lose it and punch them in the face.

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    • RoseIsabella

      Hell yeah!

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    • Clunk42

      Your linguistic purism does not help anyone. Language evolves; that is the way of nature.

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      • MonteMetcalfe

        I do not care to contribute to de-evolution or the dumbing down process regardless of whether or not it's considered fashionable.

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        • LloydAsher

          I agree. While english is a bastard of a language system at least it can add new words on the fly.

          Changing what words mean is a big no no. Changing how it's used is stupid.

          We all have a ability to write English here. At least use it correctly.

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        • Clunk42

          I believe that the removal of "ye" from English is a "dumbing down", but you don't see me going around using it or, worse, insisting that others use it.

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          • iEatZombies_

            Would should bring back Old English..
            Also I would love to see some drunk guy stumbling home from a bar in his beer-stained underwear yelling at passersby "Ye ought not speak in thine heathen tongue! Use ye thy goodly speech!"

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            • Clunk42

              Old English wouldn't use those words at all. Early Modern English, on the other hand, would use those words. However, it would be "Ye ought not ſpeake in your heathen tongue! Uſe ye your goodlie ſpeache."

              Or, in the singular, "Thou ought not ſpeake in thine heathen tongue! Uſe thou thy goodlie ſpeache."

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          • MonteMetcalfe

            No one is talking about bringing back "ye" into common usage.

            Using cringe as a noun is a trendy equivalent of words or phrases such as "groovy", "Dyn-o-mite!", Jive Turkey, Turkey,etc... Basically ways to say "Look at me, I'm a dufus hipster."

            In the future, looking back at someone using cringe as a noun will itself be cringe worthy.

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            • Clunk42

              Notice, however, that "groovy" is still considered an adjective to this day, and people still understand it, despite the fact that it is considered "outdated". "Dyn-o-mite" was simply a tv show reference. People can reference tv shows all they want.

              It will not be cringe-worthy; it will simply be outdated.

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      • LloydAsher

        Language isnt an overflowing and shifting state. It remains 99% the same year to year.

        People who use words wrong deserve to be criticized for it. Only when enough people use it commonly will the change be amended in its use.

        Montemetcalfe is right to dislike someone for using words in the wrong context.

        If you change what words mean you can radically change what some laws are even for.

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        • Clunk42

          If you feel the need to criticize people for using words "wrong", then perhaps you should learn the technically correct phrasing for the statement, as the word "wrong" is not an adverb.

          Natural language changes heavily over time, as your "misuse" of the word "wrong" shows. If people decide that they want to use a word in a certain way, it is no problem of anyone's that they do so, unless it results in blatant miscommunication.

          Everyone understands exactly what is meant when someone uses "cringe" as an adjective. There is no issue with it.

          Laws changing perceived meaning is not an issue of language evolution; it is an issue of laws being written in actively spoken languages. It is in part for this reason that the Church still proclaims all of her laws in Latin, since it is a dead language; it does not change. A living language is bound to change, and if a law is so worded that it is changed in meaning by a change in language, it is up to the lawmakers to either write their laws in the ancient version of the language (since it does not change, as it is dead) or to rewrite their laws in modern language, so that they may be correctly understood.

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          • MonteMetcalfe

            Are you the original poster?
            If you are you should be the one to talk! You're upset with people using an established word and meaning. How cute.

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            • Clunk42

              I am not the original poster. I haven't posted on here since I first joined, and I'm fairly certain it will stay that way.

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      • Rumpelforeskin

        Lexicographers typically wait to add a word to our dictionary until they've determined that it has met these criteria: It has relatively widespread use. It has a widely agreed-upon meaning. It seems to have staying power—meaning it's likely to be used for a long time. -Dictionary.com

        If the word ain't can become a word from widespread usage then the word cringe can change too. Besides when has slang ever followed proper linguistics?

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  • raisinbran

    In what context is it cringe?

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  • LloydAsher

    Smol

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  • 1WeirdGuy

    Awww thats adorable

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    • dirtybirdy

      Thats exactly what I was gonna say! Damn it!

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    • howaminotmyself

      *cute

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  • RoseIsabella

    CUTE RAWKS!!! 😋👍🏻

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  • Tommythecaty

    Cringe is more cringe than cute.

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    • RoseIsabella

      Yes, it is!

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      • Tommythecaty

        Exactly Rose

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  • sepvirgobae

    lol tbh no....i think its adorable and its sweet but i understand people feel different about words.

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  • Curiouskitten444

    Why do you feel that way?

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  • Wryladradofft

    I almost agree. 'Cute' sounds more condescending than anything

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