awk (comparative more awk, superlative most awk)
(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.
Synonym: unhandy
(US slang, of a situation) Awkward; uncomfortable.
awk (comparative more awk, superlative most awk)
(obsolete) Perversely; in the wrong way.
From the initial letters of the surnames of its authors: Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan.
awk
(computing) A Unix scripting language or the command line interface itself.
• Kaw, Kwa, kaw
Source: Wiktionary
Awk, a. Etym: [OE. auk, awk (properly) turned away; (hence) contrary, wrong, from Icel. öfigr, öfugr, afigr, turning the wrong way, fr. af off, away; cf. OHG. abuh, Skr. apac turned away, fr. apa off, away + a root ak, ak, to bend, from which come also E. angle, anchor.]
1. Odd; out of order; perverse. [Obs.]
2. Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end). [Obs.] Golding.
3. Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Awk, adv.
Definition: Perversely; in the wrong way. L'Estrange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 March 2025
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
