awkward vs kiasi

awkward

noun
  • Someone or something that is awkward. 

adj
  • Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments. 

  • Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction. 

  • Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing. 

  • Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle. 

kiasi

noun
  • A kiasi person. 

adj
  • Unwilling to take a chance for fear that something bad or unfavourable will happen; cowardly. 

How often have the words awkward and kiasi occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )