Quadratic Cringe Formula
When you go from being cringe, to having somewhat of a redemption arc, to being cringe again. It can be in any given amount of time but usually around a year between each.
person a: “damn i remember u being super cringe in middle school but for some reason u were kinda chill in 7th grade”
person b: “yea i went thru the quadratic cringe formula in middle school”
person b: “yea i went thru the quadratic cringe formula in middle school”