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Never mind if I remember actually buying them and thinking, "Oh, this is cute!" at the time. * wince* Everybody makes fashion mistakes now and again, right?

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  1. intransitive verb To shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; flinch.
  2. noun A shrinking or startled movement or gesture.

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twitch ·  gasp ·  pout ·  shiver ·  whimper ·  shrug ·  twinge ·  tighten ·  qualm ·  shudder ·  yelp ·  stiffen

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wince:   winced ·  wincing
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  1. Middle English wincen, to kick, from Old North French *wencier, variant of Old French guencir, of Germanic origin.

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  1. Formerly also winch, wench; from Middle English wincen, winsen, wynsen, winchen, wynchen, wenchen, from Old French *winchir, guinchir, guineher, guencher, guenchir, guencir, ganchir, wince, = Provencal guenchir, evade, s Old High German wenkan, Middle High German wenken, German wanken, wince, totter, start aside; cf. Old High German wankōn, wanchōn, waver, from winchan, Middle High German winken (preterit wank), move aside, nod, German winken, nod, = English wink: see wink, v.
  2. from wince, v.
  3. A corrupt form of winch.
  4. from wince, n.
 

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