Shucks — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something of little value

an expression of disappointment or irritation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈʌks/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈʌks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈʌks/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈʌks/.

Examples

his promise is not worth a damn
not worth one red cent
not worth shucks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tinker's damn stalk hoot red cent darn tinker's dam husk shuck chaff shit damn straw stubble

Parts of Speech

noun	something of little value “his promise is not worth a damn”
noun	an expression of disappointment or irritation
noun	material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
verb	remove from the shell “shuck oysters”
verb	remove the shucks from “shuck corn”

Word Forms

shitty	adjective	very bad
chaffy	adjective	abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff
husk	verb	remove the husks from
shuck	verb	remove the shucks from
shuck	noun	material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

scheiße

etwas von geringem Wert

🇫🇷French

mince

quelque chose de peu de valeur

🇪🇸Spanish

cáscaras

algo de poco valor

🇮🇹Italian

fa schifo

qualcosa di poco valore

🇳🇱Dutch

schilt

iets van weinig waarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

que merda

algo de pouco valor

🇷🇺Russian

отстой

что-то малоценное

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओह

कम मूल्य की कोई चीज़

🇮🇳Tamil

ஷக்ஸ்

சிறிய மதிப்புள்ள ஒன்று

🇮🇳Gujarati

શક્સ

ઓછી કિંમતની વસ્તુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಕ್ಸ್

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮೌಲ್ಯದ ಏನೋ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷക്സ്

ചെറിയ മൂല്യമുള്ള ഒന്ന്

🇵🇰Urdu

شکس

تھوڑی قیمت کی چیز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

壳

没什么价值的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

クソ

価値の低いもの

🇰🇷Korean

껍데기

가치가 거의 없는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thật tệ

thứ gì đó có giá trị nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

แย่จัง

บางสิ่งที่มีค่าเพียงเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

Kampret

sesuatu yang nilainya kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يصدم

شيء قليل القيمة

🇮🇷Persian

شوک می کند

چیزی کم ارزش

🇹🇷Turkish

siktir et

pek değeri olmayan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

מזועזעים

משהו בעל ערך מועט

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The primary meaning of 'shucks' is 'something of little value'.

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