shucks

«shucks» in Mova's school dictionary: A mild word for disappointment or shyness: «Shucks, I… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) (US, informal, old-fashioned) A mild word for disappointment or shyness: «Shucks, I missed the bus!» tree →

2) (noun, US) The husks or shells of corn, peas or nuts. tree →

3) (verb) To remove husks or shells: shuck corn, shuck oysters. tree →

sense 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 →
• «Aw shucks, it was nothing,» said the farmer. tree →
• We shucked the corn on the porch. tree →
• Put the corn shucks in the compost. tree →
• She shucked the peas into a bowl. tree →
• Shucks, it's raining again. tree →
• Oh, work on, boys! give doze shucks a mighty wringin'-- (Hey O! tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• "Shucks!" is an old-fashioned American mild word for disappointment or shyness, used instead of a rude word.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «shucks» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.