shucks
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shuck
(shŭk)n.
1.
a. A husk, pod, or shell of a seed, nut, or fruit, such as a pecan or an ear of corn.
b. A shell of a bivalve, such as an oyster or clam.
c. The exoskeleton or pupal case of an insect larva or nymph, especially one that has been shed.
2. often shucks Informal Something worthless: an issue that didn't amount to shucks.
tr.v. shucked, shuck·ing, shucks
1.
a. To remove the husk or shell from: shuck corn.
b. To open the shell of (a bivalve): shuck oysters.
2. Informal To cast off: shucked their coats and cooled off; a city trying to shuck a sooty image.
interj. shucks (shŭks)
Used to express mild disappointment, disgust, or annoyance.
[Origin unknown. Interj., alteration of shit.]
shuck′er n.
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shucks
(ʃʌks)pl n
something of little value (esp in the phrase not worth shucks)
interj
an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, etc
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| Noun | 1. | shucks - something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" worthlessness, ineptitude - having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness" |
| 2. | shucks - an expression of disappointment or irritation locution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" |
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shucks
[ˈʃʌks] excl (US) (showing disappointment, annoyance) → mince!; (replying to compliment) → je vous en prie!Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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