Awk
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɔːk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Awk is an adjective meaning (US, slang, of a situation) Awkward; uncomfortable.
Meaning
(US, slang, of a situation) Awkward; uncomfortable.
More Meanings
- Alternative letter-case form of AWK.
- Alternative spelling of och.
- (obsolete) Odd; out of order; perverse.
- (obsolete) Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister.
- (obsolete, UK, dialect) Clumsy in performance or manners; not dexterous; awkward.
- (obsolete) Perversely; in the wrong way.
Example Sentences
the awk end of hir charmed rod
Must have exp w/ shell, incl Bash, & command line text processing incl grep, awk, & sed.
Ill huſbandry drowſeth at fortune ſo awke, / good huſbandry rowſeth him ſelfe like a hawke.
One thing awk is good for is picking out and possibly rearranging columns within command output.
Synonyms for awk
Depending on context, synonyms include unhandy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include odd-eyed, unkard, unquod, ungoodly, abnormous, wierd.
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