SHUCKS

damn, darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's damn, tinker's dam

(noun) something of little value; “his promise is not worth a damn”; “not worth one red cent”; “not worth shucks”

shucks

(noun) an expression of disappointment or irritation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Interjection

shucks

(colloquial, euphemism) Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.

(colloquial, possibly vulgar) A bashful expression of thanks.

Noun

shucks

plural of shuck

Verb

shucks

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shuck

Proper noun

Shucks

plural of Shuck

Source: Wiktionary


SHUCK

Shuck, n.

Definition: A shock of grain. [Prev.Eng.]

Shuck, n. Etym: [Perhaps akin to G. shote a husk, pod, shell.]

1. A shell, husk, or pod; especially, the outer covering of such nuts as the hickory nut, butternut, peanut, and chestnut.

2. The shell of an oyster or clam. [U. S.]

Shuck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shucking.]

Definition: To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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