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shucks

/ ʃʌ /

plural noun

  1. something of little value (esp in the phrase not worth shucks )

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


interjection

  1. an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Ridiculous Tour,” hovering over a giant photo of the comedian wearing his signature “well, shucks” grin.

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“When you bring an act into this town, you want to bring it in heavy. Don’t waste any time with cheap shucks and misdemeanors. Go straight for the jugular. Get right into felonies.”

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“I’m looking at her kind of giving it the, `Aw, shucks,’ and there’s no reaction from her.

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"He's the first to develop that 'aw shucks,' cracker barrel, informal way of writing"

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I used to sort of like, roll my eyes every time Taylor Swift was all, ‘Aw shucks, really, me?’

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