Shuck Definition

shŭk
shucked, shucking, shucks
noun
shucks
A shell, pod, or husk; esp., the husk of an ear of corn.
Webster's New World
The shell of an oyster or clam.
Webster's New World
The exoskeleton or pupal case of an insect larva or nymph, especially one that has been shed.
American Heritage
Something valueless.
Not worth shucks.
Webster's New World
A hoax or fraud.
Webster's New World
verb
shucked, shucking, shucks
To fool or deceive, often in a playful way.
Webster's New World
To remove shucks from (corn, clams, etc.)
Webster's New World
To remove like a shuck.
To shuck one's clothes.
Webster's New World
To open the shell of (a bivalve).
Shuck oysters.
American Heritage
To cast off.
Shucked their coats and cooled off; a city trying to shuck a sooty image.
American Heritage
interjection
Used to express mild disappointment, disgust, or annoyance.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Shuck

Noun

Singular:
shuck
Plural:
shucks

Origin of Shuck

  • Origin unknown Interj., alteration of shit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Origin unknown.

    From Wiktionary

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