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[shuhk] 
–noun
| 1. | a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc. |
| 2. | Usually, shucks. Informal. something useless or worthless: They don't care shucks about the project. |
| 3. | the shell of an oyster or clam. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to remove the shucks from: to shuck corn. |
| 5. | to remove or discard as or like shucks; peel off: to shuck one's clothes. |
| 6. | Slang. to get rid of (often fol. by off): a bad habit I couldn't shuck off for years. |
–interjection
| 7. | shucks, Informal. (used as a mild exclamation of disgust or regret.) |
Origin:
1665–75; orig. uncert.
1665–75; orig. uncert.
Related forms:
shucker, noun
shuck
2 [shuhk] –verb (used with object) Slang.
| to deceive or lie to. |
Origin:
1955–60; orig. uncert.; perh. from exclamation shucks! (see shuck 1 ) taken as a feigned sign of rural ignorance or a sham apology
1955–60; orig. uncert.; perh. from exclamation shucks! (see shuck 1 ) taken as a feigned sign of rural ignorance or a sham apology
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| shuck (shŭk) n.
Used to express mild disappointment, disgust, or annoyance. [Origin unknown. Interj., alteration of shit.] shuck'er n. |
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