shuck
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Origin unknown.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
shuck (plural shucks)
- The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
- (slang, African American Vernacular) A fraud; a scam.
- (slang) A phony.
Verb [edit]
shuck (third-person singular simple present shucks, present participle shucking, simple past and past participle shucked)
- (transitive) To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).
- Shall we shuck walnuts?
- (transitive) To remove (any outer covering).
- I will shuck my clothes and dive naked into the pool.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang) To fool; to hoax.
