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awkward age

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[awkward age] {n.}

Adolescence; awkwardness during adolescence.

* /Sue used to be an "ugly duckling" when she was at the awkward age, but today she is a glamorous fashion model./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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