shucks.
Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.
Meaning & usage
Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.
Shucks. It's too bad you can't make it to the party.
A bashful expression of thanks.
Aw, shucks, ma'am, catching those wild horses was easy.
Where this word comes from
From shuck (“something valueless”).
plural of shuck
Where this word comes from
From shuck (“something valueless”).
third-person singular simple present indicative of shuck
Where this word comes from
From shuck (“something valueless”).
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