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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awkward man" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is commonly used to describe a man who is socially uncomfortable or clumsy in their actions or behavior. Example: The party was filled with elegant couples, but in the corner stood an awkward man in a wrinkled suit, nervously fidgeting with his tie.
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Boro is an awkward man.
This time, it's not aliens: it's a socially awkward man who's causing trouble on Earth's satellite!
Students and acquaintances paint a portrait of an awkward man who seldom chatted but was eager to fit in.
A good hostess can also engage the most awkward man in banter.
One was a shy, socially awkward man who became famous for his ability to depict the seasons.
The program was an unlikely choice for Aydlett — a socially awkward man who confesses to being "awful" at ordinary human encounters.
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Like all awkward men sometimes stuck for something to say, Auster and Coetzee often look to sport for a refuge.
("Dilbert" being shorthand, of course, for boring, antisocial, cubicle-contained drudgery, conducted mostly by awkward men in short-sleeve dress shirts — a bit like "Office Space," only worse).
Over the next decade she would create dozens of photography and video projects in which she play-acted in scenes with strangers: typically single, middle-aged and seemingly socially awkward men she met during her everyday life.
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