• bricklove@midwest.social
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        3 months ago

        It can mean cringe but it’s more similar to the word strange and can be good or bad depending on context. Someone who learns Elvish and wears clothes from the 1920s could be considered weird but interesting. Republicans are the kind of weird that makes you feel uncomfortable around them. “Why are they so concerned about what my children are wearing?” Kind of weird

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          3 months ago

          Yes, and I feel like the Republicans as you describe them would aptly be called “creepy.”

          And I think “cringe” is often a feeling of second-hand embarrassment.

          “Weird” and “strange” are more general and synonymous with “unusual” and “peculiar.”

          None of that is in disagreement with your take, though