noun
1. something of little value (Freq. 1)
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his promise is not worth a damn
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not worth one red cent
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not worth shucks
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• Hypernyms: ↑worthlessness, ↑ineptitude
2. an expression of disappointment or irritation
• Hypernyms: ↑saying, ↑expression, ↑locution
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shucks interjection (informal)
A mild exclamation expressive of disappointment, irritation or embarrassment
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Main Entry: ↑shuck
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used for saying that you are annoyed or disappointed
Thesaurus: old-fashioned expressions used when annoyed or angrysynonym
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shucks «shuhks», interjection, noun. Informal.
–interj.
an exclamation of impatience or irritation: »
“Oh, shucks,” replied Clyde…“What nonsense, Roberta” (Theodore Dreiser).
–n.
a type of something valueless (used especially in negative phrases); »
not worth shucks. He was no great shucks as an outfielder.
╂[American English, perhaps < shuck]
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/ˈʃʌks/ interj
US old-fashioned
— used to show that you are disappointed or embarrassed
Oh, shucks, I completely forgot.
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used to express embarrassment or disappointment
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‘You're real cute.’ ‘Aw shucks, do you think so?’
Useful english dictionary. 2012.