toe-curlingadj.

Brit.

/ˈtəʊkəːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtoʊˌkərlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: toe n., curling adj.

Etymology: < toe n. + curling adj.

colloquial.

Causing (or liable to cause) the toes to curl as an emotional response, esp. in acute embarrassment or disgust; uncomfortably embarrassing or distasteful. Cf. cringeworthy adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant > extremely

queasy1937

cunty1943

cuntish1962

gut-wrenching1972

toe-curling1976

hellacious1977

hackit1985

the mind > emotion > humility > feeling of shame > [adjective] > embarrassed > embarrassing

abashing1530

embarrassing1778

hot-making1931

cringy1967

cringe-making1969

cringe-inducing1972

toe-curling1976

cringeworthy1977

cringe2001

1901 G. Ade 40 Mod. Fables 106 When they struck a Barber-Shop Minor they would Dwell until the unhappy Listener felt his Toes curling.]

1976 N. Rees in Listener 9 Sept. 304/3 The toe-curling pop proselytising of Pause for Thought.

1985 Lit. Rev. Jan. 20/1 She had to die, neglected by herself and eternally unsatisfied, in order to be reborn in a plethora of toe-curling homages.

1998 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 19 Jan. 12 ‘Getting the shits a lot, being tired, sweating a lot, and subsequently being smelly,’ he continues in toe-curling detail.

1999 D. F. Wallace Brief Interviews with Hideous Men 5 You have awakened through fluttering lids to a rush and a gush and a toe-curling scalp-snapping jolt of feeling from an inside deeper than you knew you had.

Derivatives

ˈtoe-curlingly adv.

ΚΠ

1984 Listener 9 Aug. 39/1 The other week, I scored a letters double I'm still toe-curlingly pleased about.

2001 Daily Tel. 11 June 18/6 [He] may have fit the times when he made his speech as a 16 year old to rapturous applause, although one Tory grandee present at that 1977 party conference remarked, ‘He was toe-curlingly awful.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	toe-curling
释义	toe-curlingadj. Brit. /ˈtəʊkəːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtoʊˌkərlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: toe n., curling adj. Etymology: < toe n. + curling adj. colloquial. Causing (or liable to cause) the toes to curl as an emotional response, esp. in acute embarrassment or disgust; uncomfortably embarrassing or distasteful. Cf. cringeworthy adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant > extremely queasy1937 cunty1943 cuntish1962 gut-wrenching1972 toe-curling1976 hellacious1977 hackit1985 the mind > emotion > humility > feeling of shame > [adjective] > embarrassed > embarrassing abashing1530 embarrassing1778 hot-making1931 cringy1967 cringe-making1969 cringe-inducing1972 toe-curling1976 cringeworthy1977 cringe2001 1901 G. Ade 40 Mod. Fables 106 When they struck a Barber-Shop Minor they would Dwell until the unhappy Listener felt his Toes curling.] 1976 N. Rees in Listener 9 Sept. 304/3 The toe-curling pop proselytising of Pause for Thought. 1985 Lit. Rev. Jan. 20/1 She had to die, neglected by herself and eternally unsatisfied, in order to be reborn in a plethora of toe-curling homages. 1998 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 19 Jan. 12 ‘Getting the shits a lot, being tired, sweating a lot, and subsequently being smelly,’ he continues in toe-curling detail. 1999 D. F. Wallace Brief Interviews with Hideous Men 5 You have awakened through fluttering lids to a rush and a gush and a toe-curling scalp-snapping jolt of feeling from an inside deeper than you knew you had. Derivatives ˈtoe-curlingly adv. ΚΠ 1984 Listener 9 Aug. 39/1 The other week, I scored a letters double I'm still toe-curlingly pleased about. 2001 Daily Tel. 11 June 18/6 [He] may have fit the times when he made his speech as a 16 year old to rapturous applause, although one Tory grandee present at that 1977 party conference remarked, ‘He was toe-curlingly awful.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1976
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