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Definition of toe-curling adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

toe-curling

adjective

/ˈtəʊ kɜːlɪŋ/

/ˈtəʊ kɜːrlɪŋ/

(informal)

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extremely embarrassing because of being very bad or silly

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