21 Pics to Remind Us That Millennials Invented Cringe

Carly Tennes Published 09/06/2024 in facepalm

Though Millennials may get their kicks from dunking on Baby Boomers' entitled anger, Gen X-ers allergy to stable, well-paying jobs and Zoomer's elaborate skincare routines, their parents may be right: They are the worst generation of all. The bad, BuzzFeed-era quizzes. Unflattering MySpace pictures. Everything "Disney Adulting" ... including the word "adulting."

From bad Harry Potter tattoos to planking and worshipping The Office like Michael Scott is a diety and not a protagonist on a mediocre sitcom, here are 22 pics to remind us that millennials invented cringe.

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The only thing worse than skinny jeans? Colored skinny jeans.
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Nothing screams "I haven't updated my Pinterest since 2013" like an accent nail manicure — especially one in hot pink chevron.
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Nothing epitomizes BuzzFeed's worst era quite like "Ladylike." You used drugstore makeup? You tried a bath bomb? You wore mom jeans? Should we throw a party? Should we invite Bella Hadid?
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The only thing worse than skinny jeans? Colored skinny jeans.
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Nothing screams "I haven't updated my Pinterest since 2013" like an accent nail manicure — especially one in hot pink chevron.
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Nothing epitomizes BuzzFeed's worst era quite like "Ladylike." You used drugstore makeup? You tried a bath bomb? You wore mom jeans? Should we throw a party? Should we invite Bella Hadid?
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