shucks
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From shuck (“something valueless”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ʃʌks/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌks
Interjection
[edit]shucks
- (colloquial, euphemistic) Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.
- Shucks. It's too bad you can't make it to the party.
- (colloquial, euphemistic) A bashful expression of thanks.
- Aw, shucks, ma'am, catching those wild horses was easy.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Noun
[edit]shucks
Verb
[edit]shucks
- third-person singular simple present indicative of shuck