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Exclamation of disappointment or surprise
Answer for the clue "Exclamation of disappointment or surprise ", 6 letters:
shucks
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Word definitions for shucks in dictionaries
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).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: damn , darn , hoot , red cent , shit , tinker's damn , tinker's dam ] an expression of disappointment or irritation
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.