shuck

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Wikipedia

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Origin unknown.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃʌk/

  Rhymes: -ʌk

[edit] Noun

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

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.