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Removes from the shell — I'm disappointed!
Answer for the clue "Removes from the shell — I'm disappointed! ", 6 letters:
shucks
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
interj. 1 (context colloquial English) Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment. 2 (context colloquial sarcastic English) Response to a minor pleasure. 3 (context colloquial English) A receding or mock expression of thanks. n. (plural of shuck English) ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
expression of indifference, 1847, from shuck (n.) in the secondary sense "something valueless" (i.e. not worth shucks , attested in a separate source from 1847).
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
interjection COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES aw shucks EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Well, shucks , why pay for one when you can just borrow mine?
Usage examples of shucks.
In gliding I support a mere ten pounds on each arm -- shucks, on Earth you work harder than that lying in bed.
He said it warn't no use talking, heathens don't amount to shucks alongside of pirates to work a camp-meeting with.