as in nothing
usually shucks plural
something of little importance
it doesn't matter shucks to her what anyone else earns
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Recent Examples of shuck
Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2023
Simple and speedy, this classic Southern Fried Corn recipe is certainly worth the shuck.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 1 July 2023
Jillian Freyer, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Kids were on shucking duty, while the adults were in charge of cutting the corn off the cob.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Interactive Raw Bars In addition to beautiful displays of shrimp, crab, caviar and all the accompanying sauces, many hosts will be adding an interactive element to their raw bar with a chef on-site to shuck oysters and provide a lesson in seafood.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2023
Simple and speedy, this classic Southern Fried Corn recipe is certainly worth the shuck.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 1 July 2023
Verb
Oyster Club shucked nearly 300,000 oysters last year.
—Jillian Freyer, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Kids were on shucking duty, while the adults were in charge of cutting the corn off the cob.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuck
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2024
Verb
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The second looks to obtain cobalt-rich crusts that have accumulated over millions of years on the tops of seamounts between depths of approximately 3,000 and 8,000 feet, by peeling these crusts off from the bedrock.—
Amber X. Chen,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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In a large bowl, add lemon juice and a couple of peeled and pitted ripe avocados, cut into ½-inch cubes.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 July 2025
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“Shuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuck. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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