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Simultaneously both awkward and awesome; being perfectly comfortable with yourself while also being uncomfortable. Also relates to situations.
Jenner, Lizzie, and Amber were always so nervous on first dates that they drank themselves into a stupor, though it made things uncomfortable and at times resulted in "fail," they all loved the stories they could share from the amazing nights that they had and basked in being mutually awksome friends.
Awksome by Amber Demure December 16, 2010
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Something that is said or done that makes you feel both awkward and awesome at the same time.
Creating a master plan that is "fool proof" and then suddenly the plan is followed through. That's awksome.
Awksome by Pajjili February 21, 2011
An event that is both awkward and awesome at the same time.
Watching young kids and/or old people fall down the stairs is pretty awksome.
awksome by kirupa March 6, 2013
your ninja turtle dress and matching leggings are mad awksome.

This party with 3 people and sweet salsa dancing is mad awksome
awksome by Peter Jo June 23, 2007
the perfect balnce involving the fusion of incredible awesomeness and awkwardness.
*awkward silence*
dude!youre totally awksome!
awksome by blank7121 January 4, 2012
Something that is awesome and awkward at the same time.
Dude, see that girl? She's so awksome..I want to be her best friend.
Awksome by awkawkawkawkawkawkawk October 16, 2010

Creatively awesome 

What some people might call weird.
You think I’m weird, but I’m just creatively awesome.
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The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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