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awk

/AWK/ Beginner Updated September 16, 2025

Short for awkward.

Example sentence

That silence was awk.

Similar words

awkward

Details

  • Category: internet culture
  • Region: Global
  • First use: 2000s
  • Origin: Internet/text slang; 2000s.

Notes

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