shucks
/ʃʌks/
interjection
- Used to express mild disappointment, embarrassment, or regret.
- Shucks, I really wanted to win that game.
- Shucks, I forgot to bring my umbrella and now it's raining.
- Aw, shucks, I missed the bus by just a minute.
- Used to express modesty or shyness in response to a compliment.
- He blushed and muttered, 'Shucks, I didn't do anything special.'
- 'Shucks, you're too kind,' she said with a smile.
- When they praised her singing, she just said, 'Aw, shucks, it was nothing.'
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noun
- Plural of shuck; outer coverings or shells, especially of corn or shellfish.
- The farmer fed the corn shucks to the pigs.
- The children used the dried shucks to make crafts.
- After the meal, the table was covered with oyster shucks.
- Something of little or no value; a trifle (often used in negative phrases like 'not worth shucks').
- He didn't care shucks about the gossip.
- That old car isn't worth shucks anymore.
- The prize turned out to be shucks, just a cheap toy.
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verb
- Third person singular present of shuck; removes the outer covering or shell from something.
- He shucks the peas and drops them into the bowl.
- She shucks the corn quickly before cooking it.
- The chef shucks the oysters with a steady hand.