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shucks

/ʃʌks/

shucks interjection: exclamatory response to a minor disappointment. Also the plural of shuck.

Interjection

(colloquial, euphemistic)

  1. (colloquial, euphemistic) Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.
    • Shucks. It's too bad you can't make it to the party.
  2. (colloquial, euphemistic) A bashful expression of thanks.
    • Aw, shucks, ma'am, catching those wild horses was easy.

Proper noun capitalized: Shucks

Shucks

  1. (plural) plural of Shuck

Also used as

shucks is also the plural of shuck.

shucks is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of shuck.

Examples of shucks in a sentence

  • Aw shucks, it looks like we're going to lose the game after all.
  • Aw shucks, you're going to make me blush.
  • She calls me a handsome young fellow, and I smile and say grandsonly things like “shucks.”

All 12 example sentences with shucks

Origin of shucks

From shuck (“something valueless”).

Words formed from shucks

Phrases with shucks

Words that rhyme with shucks

14 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about shucks

What does shucks mean?
Shucks means exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.
What part of speech is shucks?
Shucks can be an interjection or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce shucks?
Shucks is pronounced /ʃʌks/.

Words near shucks in the dictionary

  1. shuckish
  2. shuckle
  3. shuckled
  4. shuckles
  5. shuckling
  6. shucks
  7. shucks and jives
  8. shucks down
  9. shucks off
  10. Shucksmith
  11. Shucksmiths

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