shucks
Britishplural noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012interjection
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“I’m looking at her kind of giving it the, `Aw, shucks,’ and there’s no reaction from her.
From Los Angeles Times
"He's the first to develop that 'aw shucks,' cracker barrel, informal way of writing"
From Salon
I used to sort of like, roll my eyes every time Taylor Swift was all, ‘Aw shucks, really, me?’
From Seattle Times
It's unclear what, if any, knowledge Trump could have regarding the Biden-Putin private Zoom call, but Trump, well — shucks, he had to be part of the conversation nonetheless.
From Salon
At one point he shucks oysters at the table.
From New York Times
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