Definition of "shucks" [shucks]
- (interjection) Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.
- (interjection) Response to a minor pleasure.
- (interjection) A receding or mock expression of thanks.
- (noun) Plural form of shuck.
- (verb) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shuck.
Use "shucks" in a sentence
- "I used the word "shucks" did you notice ? an American word, to offer a hand of friendship across the sea as it were."
- "But you must remember me only the other day you reprimanded me for a posting I made about your American friend,I in return used the American word "shucks" in a comment as a gesture of friendship,remember me now ?"
- "Oh yeah, and it doesn't go without saying: "shucks" for the praise..."