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When did the phrase "awkward" start becoming part of Pop culture?
Posted by: Questionsinmymind ()
Date: February 20, 2012 12:39PM

Example: Watching a tv sit com and one of the characters gets caught outside in their underpants
Then another character says in a certain one of voice: "Awkward!".....

Like, you know. They say in a higher pitch of voice. Anyways, I noticed it like part of the 2000s or something, but cant determine when it became in use like that. I dont mean the definition of "akward" itself, I mean when people say "awkward" more as adverb when they are in a funny situation.

Re: When did the phrase "awkward" start becoming part of Pop culture?
Posted by: tired of ()
Date: February 20, 2012 01:41PM

Don't know.

I would be interested in when the word "actually" started being used almost inappropriately.

As in, you can ask somebody a basic question, say, "Where did you go to school" or something like that...and the answer is prefaced with "actually"..."Actually, I went to..."

Doesn't make sense. Would make sense if they were coreecting you, or, there was irony in their answer, but the way it is overused these days, doesn't make sense.

Kind of tired of "really?" and "he/she/they 'get it'". Both overused, and both tiresome.

Re: When did the phrase "awkward" start becoming part of Pop culture?
Posted by: mr. ICONIC ()
Date: February 20, 2012 02:02PM

iconic iconic when did the word iconic get so popular everybody use it these days


what empowered iconics to facilitate

iconic this iconic that

far out

Re: When did the phrase "awkward" start becoming part of Pop culture?
Posted by: lizzie ()
Date: February 20, 2012 02:36PM

That awkward moment when someone doesn't spell awkward right..

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