Might mean (unverified): Awkwardly embarrassing or uncomfortably strange.
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  1. cringy: Merriam-Webster
  2. cringy: Wiktionary

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adjective:  Alternative spelling of cringey [Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.]

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