Meanings
comparative more awks · superlative most awks
- slangAwkward.
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We definitely did a panel on feminism together, maybe also a fringe event at a Tory conference. She [Liz Truss] probably wouldn’t remember those, but if she did, she would be able to make a fair summation of my feelings towards her, and that would be awkward – or, as the young people say, super awks.
2024 September 23, Zoe Williams, “I bumped into Liz Truss at a school open day. It was super awks”, in The GuardianSynonyms: awk
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAwkward.
Origin
Clipping of awkward + -s (hypocoristic suffix).
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awks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awks
“awks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awks. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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