shuck
noun
[ ʃʌk ]
• an outer covering such as a husk or pod, especially the husk of an ear of maize.
• a person or thing regarded as worthless or contemptible.
• "he said the idea was a shuck"
shuck
exclamation
• used to express surprise, regret, irritation, or, in response to praise, self-deprecation.
• "‘Thank you for getting it.’ ‘Oh, shucks, it was nothing.’"
shuck
verb
• remove the shucks from maize or shellfish.
• "shuck and drain the oysters"
• cause (someone) to believe something that is not true; fool or tease.
• "they have enough psychology to know whether you're shucking them or whether you're being honest"
Origin:
late 17th century: of unknown origin.
