shucks

1 of 2

interjection

ˈshəks 

—used especially to express mild disappointment or embarrassment

shucks, it was nothing

shucks

2 of 2

third person singular of shuck entry 2

Examples of shucks in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Interjection

My grandfather, PopPop, is 99 and still shucks oysters using a bandana draped over one hand and a pocketknife in the other. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 31 July 2026

Those two characters served as the yin and yang for the early MCU — Stark the brash, rakish genius; Cap the stalwart, aw shucks warrior — that became the franchise’s gravitational center. — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024

That’s what’s got everybody’s eyes rolling, her aw shucks/ohmygod! — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

Interjection

1847, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing shucks

• aw-shucks

Rhymes for shucks

• chucks
• crux
• ducks
• dux
• flux
• klux
• lux
• plucks
• recce
• sucks
• trucks
• tucks