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An awknado is the most awkward of all situations. Used in situations so uncomfortable a tornado of awkwardness suddenly appears.
I saw Doug the other day and went in for a hug but all he wanted was a handshake. Awknado.
Awknado by Layles89 September 15, 2015
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awknowledge 

(v.) - 1. to say "AWKWARD!" in an awkward situation, thereby acknowledging said situation as awkward 2. to acknowledge something or someone as awkward
"He awknowledged what happened and everyone laughed."
"Let's just awknowledge the situation and move on."
awknowledge by akelso20 October 26, 2007

awknowledgement 

awknowledgement (n.) - 1. action of saying "AWKWARD!" in an awkward situation, thereby acknowledging said situation as awkward 2. the act of acknowledging the awkwardness of something or someone
"His awknowledgement created a less tense and more humorous atmosphere."
awknowledgement by akelso20 October 25, 2007
"Man, I had such an awkner during my prostate exam."
awkner by GingerSnapKat April 17, 2016
Hey bro, I had an awkner after the new girl in the office told me to fuck off.
awkner by KitKatGingerSnap July 8, 2016
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
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