used to express surprise, regret, irritation, or, in response to praise, self-deprecation:‘Thank you for getting it.’ ‘Oh, shucks, it was nothing.’See also aw-shucks.
არსებითი სახელი
Universal
1an outer covering such as a husk or pod, especially the husk of an ear of maize.
the shell of an oyster or clam.
the integument of certain insect pupae or larvae.
2 informal a person or thing regarded as worthless or contemptible:he said the idea was a shuck
ზმნა
Universal
1remove the shucks from maize or shellfish:shuck and drain the oysters
informal take off (a garment):she shucked off her nightdress and started dressing
informal abandon; get rid of:the regime’s ability to shuck off its totalitarian characteristics
2 informal cause (someone) to believe something that is not true; fool or tease:they have enough psychology to know whether you’re shucking them or whether you’re being honest [no object]:I don’t need you shucking and jiving about my girl’s name
