1. used to express mild disappointment, embarrassment, or modesty
Usage: informal

1. the outer covering or husk of something, especially corn or oysters

1. to remove the outer covering from something

Examples

• Shucks, I forgot my homework again.
• It was nothing special, just shucks.
• The corn shucks were scattered around the kitchen.
• We collected oyster shucks from the restaurant.
• He learned to shuck corn from his grandmother.
• They spent the afternoon shucking oysters.
• Shucks, that’s really kind of you to say.