shuck

Strip the covering

Shuck is the outer covering of certain foods—the husk of an ear of corn, the shell of an oyster or clam.

To shuck is to remove that covering: shucking oysters, shucking corn.

By extension, to shuck something is to remove or discard it: He shucked his jacket.

The exclamation shucks expresses mild disappointment or embarrassment, a folksy euphemism for shit.

Aw, shucks conveys modest deflection of praise.

husk

corn

Cereal grown on cobs

  • cobMaize ear's central cylinder
  • oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
  • clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish

husk · shell · kernel · maize · cornsilk · ear · sweetcorn · mussel · bivalve · pod

discard

remove

Take something away

  • stripNarrow elongated piece
  • shedCast off naturally
  • peelOuter fruit layer

cast off · disrobe · doff · slough · throw off · divest · rid · abandon · jettison · toss

nonsense

baloney

Foolish talk, slang

bunk · poppycock · rubbish · darn · phooey · fiddlesticks · rats · heck · golly · gosh

deceive

con

Argument against

  • swindleDeception for financial gain
  • hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
  • dupeDeceive or victim

trick · scam · fraud · hustle · flimflam · bamboozle · fool · hoodwink · grift · cheat

Categories
Opposites
removal vs. covering

shuckcover

Protect by overlaying

encase · wrap · shell · enclose · sheathe

exposure vs. concealment

shuckconceal

Keep from being seen

hide · seal · envelop · protect · contain

UNDRESSING VS. DRESSING (informal/clothing sense)

shuckdon

Put on attire

put on · dress · throw on · clothe · slip on

Phrases
Family

shucks, shucking, shucked, shucker, shuckers, unshucked

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G