shucks
Britishplural noun
interjection
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During his $45 two-hour tours that embark from a dock at Schooner Landing, Holmes offers a steady patter of oyster-related wisecracks, as his partner, Olga Oros, shucks and hands out shellfish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Whenever she gets asked about her historic home runs, the red-hot, red-haired hitter is like, shucks: “I mean, it’s incredible,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
The NFL issued a $10 million fine — so, shucks, poor Dan will have to put his next super yacht on layaway — and shifted day-to-day control of the team to his wife, Tanya.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022
He might as well have said, "Aw, shucks."
From Fox News ● Feb. 5, 2022
He picks the first ear off the stalk, hurriedly shucks it, and buries his teeth into it.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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