as in nothing
usually shucks plural
something of little importance
it doesn't matter shucks to her what anyone else earns
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Recent Examples of shuck
Becket Adams, National Review, 23 Mar. 2025
Pecans falling prematurely — still in shucks and green, perhaps with black blotches.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
On the cruise, visitors will head out on the tiki boats where cocktails will be served and oysters will be shucked on deck.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The ‘gee shucks’ routine was precisely that: a routine.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 23 Mar. 2025
Pecans falling prematurely — still in shucks and green, perhaps with black blotches.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
Verb
Martin and Shellback take a lucrative existing sound and shuck the excesses.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
On the cruise, visitors will head out on the tiki boats where cocktails will be served and oysters will be shucked on deck.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuck
nothing
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While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Shuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuck. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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