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单词 awk
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Definition of awk in English:

awk

(also awks)
adjectiveɔːkôk
informal
  • (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
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Standing with the guys auditioning for the same part as you is so awk.
    • Okay, this is getting awk.
    • The men singled Natalie out to sit and watch from the dance floor (slightly awks) as they broke out into the routine around her.
    • Let's just hope she'd got her refund processed before the interview went live, or it could be a bit awk in-store.
    • We walked in and felt a little awk because we were just standing waiting for a hostess or anyone to seat us for a good few minutes.
    • The friend replied "What if he wants you, won't that get awk?"
    • Either way, it's pretty awk.
    • This made things even more awks as he was in a full suit and bow-tie!
    • Stiff upper-lipped Brits aren't keen on PDA at the best of times and it'll be super awks if you drool over your manager only to get dumped a few weeks later.

Origin

Early 21st century: abbreviation of awkward.

 
 

Definition of awk in US English:

awk

(also awks)
adjectiveôk
informal
  • (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
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Let's just hope she'd got her refund processed before the interview went live, or it could be a bit awk in-store.
    • This made things even more awks as he was in a full suit and bow-tie!
    • Okay, this is getting awk.
    • The men singled Natalie out to sit and watch from the dance floor (slightly awks) as they broke out into the routine around her.
    • Either way, it's pretty awk.
    • Standing with the guys auditioning for the same part as you is so awk.
    • We walked in and felt a little awk because we were just standing waiting for a hostess or anyone to seat us for a good few minutes.
    • The friend replied "What if he wants you, won't that get awk?"
    • Stiff upper-lipped Brits aren't keen on PDA at the best of times and it'll be super awks if you drool over your manager only to get dumped a few weeks later.

Origin

Early 21st century: abbreviation of awkward.

 
 
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