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awks

awks adjective: awkward.

Adjective

awks (comparative more awks, superlative most awks)

  1. (slang) Awkward.
    • 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...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 of awks

Forms of awks

comparativemore awks
superlativemost awks

Origin of awks

Clipping of awkward + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Questions about awks

What does awks mean?
Awks means awkward.
What part of speech is awks?
Awks is an adjective.

Words near awks in the dictionary

  1. Awka
  2. awkaf
  3. awkly
  4. awkness
  5. awko taco
  6. awks
  7. awkward
  8. awkward age
  9. Awkward Bench
  10. awkward squad
  11. awkward squads

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