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- etymology - The origin of the word, aw-shucks - English Language . . .
The short story is that shucks is a euphemism for shit, making “aw shucks” a watered-down version of “oh shit” that has long ago lost its harsh overtones The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories (published by Merriam-Webster, 1991) explains its origin as a euphemism at length on page 249:
- Why is shucks (as in aw, shucks) used with an -s ending?
I understand that 'shucks' is a slang that is: used especially to express mild disappointment or embarrassment and this definition is listed separately from 'shuck' (the verb noun) in merriam-web
- What does aw mean? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I have heard somebody saying aw, shucks What does that mean? In which other cases is the word used?
- Is awe pronounced as ɔː or ɑː in American English?
1932 ‘Spindrift’ Yankee Slang 9 Aw! Shucks, forget it—to tender thanks for courtesy or kindness is to provoke this phrase oh = Expressing (according to intonation) surprise, frustration, discomfort, longing, disappointment, sorrow, relief, etc Frequently preceding another interjection 2000 S King On Writing 186
- Non-vulgar way to express an Oh shucks! moment?
Non-vulgar way to express an "Oh shucks!" moment? Ask Question Asked 9 years, 4 months ago Modified 2 years, 10 months ago
- What does this sentence mean from The woman in the window?
3 she is a Bad Cop, no doubt about it, and with disappointment I realize that Little's aw-shucks shtick must be just smoke What does the line in bold mean - aw-shucks shtick must be just smoke This is from "The woman in the window"
- History - Kissing the Trophy Girl Tradition picture thread
Rodney Singer, an aw shucks Texan with a Mom-approved haircut, won top eliminator in his blown Lincoln Singer-Miller gas dragster at the 1959 Nationals in Detroit
- Idiom Catches Me Out - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I think our OP is suffering from recency fallacy Aw shucks I just caught him out BTW +1
- What does the phrase “it’s like Groundhog Day every day” mean, and . . .
Aw, shucks Now I feel silly, and not "with it " Here I was thinking of an answer along the lines of, "Gosh, Groundhog's Day was really important because had not the groundhog portended that spring was arriving, it was likely assured that [some huge percentage] of colonists would not survive winter and thus the colony was doomed the expression has persisted in the rural parts of New England
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