No, sincerely calling things cringe is a millennial marker. Cringe was thrown around a lot in 2010's, but that was a decade and a half ago.
replyNowadays you'll hear that cringe is cringe, let people enjoy things, be cringe and be free, etc etc
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replyThe quote in this case is because "cringe" is what many online have been calling it. So, they're actually quoting a very common critique.
replyI imagine a huge proportion of their users are under 30. The prompt examples included even use the tell tale all lowercase (though apparently sama types like this too).
replyThis is probably less pandering to genz and more speaking their users language.
The slang definition of "cringe" is present in most dictionaries. Languages evolve over time.
replyBecause the use above is grammatically incorrect without the quotes.
replycringe-worthy would be appropriate. cringey may be OK depending on who you ask.
Since when is cringe a Gen Z thing? I've said it for ages.
replyAgree. Use of "cringe" is cringeworthy in itself.
replyThe scare quotes around words that don't warrant it, or are unnecessarily idiosyncratic, are something I get pretty often in response text from Gemini.
replyIn this case the use of quotes seems to have been perfectly appropriate as it's almost certainly a word they've seen many people using when giving feedback.
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