Noun: shucks shúks
Usage: N. Amer
Usage: N. Amer
- [informal] Something of little value
"not worth shucks";
- damn [informal], darn [informal], hoot [informal], red cent [N. Amer, informal], tinker's damn [US, informal], tinker's dam [US, informal]
- An expression of disappointment or irritation
"Shucks, I forgot to buy milk at the store"
- Expression of disappointment or annoyance
- aw shucks!
Usage: N. Amer
- Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
"The farmer used the corn shucks as mulch in his garden";
- chaff, husk, stalk, straw, stubble
Usage: N. Amer
Derived forms: shuckses
Type of: expression, ineptitude, locution, plant material, plant substance, remove, saying, take, take away, withdraw, worthlessness
Encyclopedia: Shuck