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aw-shucks

The definition of aw shucks is a type of behavior that is characterized by appearing or sounding shy, socially awkward or unsophisticated.

(adjective)

An example of aw shucks is something you would say when you dropped a glass, or something you would say when someone gave you a compliment you weren't sure you deserved.

See aw-shucks in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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adjective

Informal unsophisticated, bashful, socially awkward, etc., often winningly so: his aw-shucks manner

See aw-shucks in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Informal

Characterized by a shy, self-effacing, often unsophisticated manner: “He grinned his aw-shucks grin, passed a hand over his face and said, ‘Hi ya, guys!’” (William Manchester).

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