not be worth shucks

  • 1not worth shucks — (informal) Worthless • • • Main Entry: ↑shuck …

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  • 2shucks — (interj.) 1847, from SHUCK (Cf. shuck) (n.) in the secondary sense something valueless (i.e. not worth shucks) …

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  • 3shucks — noun 1. something of little value (Freq. 1) his promise is not worth a damn not worth one red cent not worth shucks • Syn: ↑damn, ↑darn, ↑hoot, ↑red cent …

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  • 4Oh Shucks! Here Comes UNTAG — Oh Shucks! Here Comes U.N.T.A.G. Directed by David Lister Produced by Leon Schuster Paul Slabolepszy Written by Leon Schuster Paul Slabolepszy …

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  • 5List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom — This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.* Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g. pants , crib ) are to be found …

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  • 6tinker's damn — noun 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, ↑ …

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  • 7red cent — noun something of little value his promise is not worth a damn not worth one red cent not worth shucks • Syn: ↑damn, ↑darn, ↑hoot, ↑shit, ↑shucks, ↑ …

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  • 8tinker's dam — noun 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, ↑ …

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  • 9shuck — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1674 1. shell, husk: as a. the outer covering of a nut or of Indian corn b. the shell of an oyster or clam 2. something of little value usually used in plural < not worth shucks > II …

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  • 10shuck — /ʃʌk/ (say shuk) noun 1. a husk, shell, or pod, as the outer covering of maize, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc. 2. (plural) Colloquial something useless: not worth shucks. 3. the shell of an oyster or clam. –verb (t) 4. to remove the shucks from:&#8230; …