awks

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adjective

Awkward.

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adjectiveawks (comparative more awks, superlative most awks)

comparative more awks · superlative most awks

  1. 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 Guardian

    Synonyms: awk

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAwkward.

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Origin

Clipping of awkward + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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APA

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MLA

“awks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awks. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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