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# shucks

interjection (shucks, aw shucks); noun, plural of shuck (a shuck, shucks); verb (shuck, shucks, shucked)

«shucks» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (US, informal, old-fashioned) A mild word for disappointment or shyness: «Shucks, I missed the bus!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shucks/#m1)
2. (noun, US) The husks or shells of corn, peas or nuts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shucks/#m2)
3. (verb) To remove husks or shells: shuck corn, shuck oysters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shucks/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and old US speech, «aw shucks» shows a modest or shy person. In everyday US life, shucking corn for dinner. Phrases: aw shucks, shuck corn.

### Examples

- Shucks, I forgot my lunch! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shucks/#x1)
- «Aw shucks, it was nothing,» said the farmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shucks/#x2)
- We shucked the corn on the porch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shucks/#x3)
- Put the corn shucks in the compost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shucks/#x4)
- She shucked the peas into a bowl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shucks/#x5)
- Shucks, it's raining again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shucks/#x6)
- Oh, work on, boys! give doze shucks a mighty wringin'-- (Hey O! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shucks/#x7)

### Note

Mild, friendly; not rude. Mostly American. Similar mild words: darn, drat, oh no.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shucks» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shucks/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shucks» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shucks.html) on Mova free.