awk

ɔːk

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variant: awks
  1. adjectiveinformal
    (of a situation) causing uneasy embarrassment; awkward or uncomfortable:
    • next Sunday's dinner is going to be a little awk
    • I sent that text complaining about work to my boss instead of my boyfriend—awks
    • the awks encounter with her ex

Origin

early 21st century: abbreviation of awkward .

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