shuck

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Origin unknown.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
shuck

Plural
shucks

shuck (plural shucks)

  1. The shell or husk, especially of grains such as walnuts.
  2. (slang, African American Vernacular) A fraud; a scam.
  3. (slang) A phony.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to shuck

Third person singular
shucks

Simple past
shucked

Past participle
shucked

Present participle
shucking

to shuck (third-person singular simple present shucks, present participle shucking, simple past and past participle shucked)

  1. (transitive) To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).
    Shall we shuck walnuts?
  2. (transitive) To remove (any outer covering).
    I will shuck my clothes and dive naked into the pool.
  3. (transitive, intransitive, slang) To fool; to hoax.
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