An adjective to describe a situation that is so startling, so uncomfortable, so inspiring of speechlessness, it supercedes the constraints of the awkward turtle. May be used in instances of a particularly revealing Freudian slip.
Signed by pointing hands in opposing directions, locking the thumbs, and flapping. An accompanying screech is necessary.
Coined by an English TA at Florida State
Signed by pointing hands in opposing directions, locking the thumbs, and flapping. An accompanying screech is necessary.
Coined by an English TA at Florida State
by Feter December 06, 2007

Person 1: I totally just tripped into that hawt guy! ....
Person 2: Oh my gosh 0.0
Person 1: That was HAWKWARD ....
Person 2: Oh my gosh 0.0
Person 1: That was HAWKWARD ....
by Eliza Hooper October 28, 2011

Tommy(dialing up his bff):"HEY BITCH WHAT'S UP?!"
Friend's Mom(answered phone):"Hello Tommy, this is 'Bitch's' mom."
Tommy:"Well this is hawkward."
Friend's Mom(answered phone):"Hello Tommy, this is 'Bitch's' mom."
Tommy:"Well this is hawkward."
by mhmitsyourmom December 09, 2009

the state of being both highly physically attractive (hot) and somewhat socially unskilled (awkward)
by loloashley June 21, 2011

describes a situation which can be incredibly hot but also intensely awkward at the same time or potentially later on.
When Joe's girlfriend finally said yes to the 3-way with Joe's ex, he knew it would be a hawkward case of rebooty because of the matching tattoos Joe and his ex had.
by QCkaliRyder83 March 16, 2009

Hawkward (adj.)
The state of being so awkward that you want to fly out of the situation, just like a hawk...
The state of being so awkward that you want to fly out of the situation, just like a hawk...
What do you know, and where do you gotta go. Well I don't know what I am doing, so therefore don't know where to go... #hawkward
by M_hawk May 25, 2014

A term used to describe relationships, usually of a sexual or intimate nature, between a human male, or female, and a bird of prey, gender unimportant.
The relationship between the characters Rachel and Tobias in the Young Audience series Animorphs, by K.A. Applegate (published by Scholastic inc.) is hawkward.
by Animorphs: The Radio Drama December 22, 2008
