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shucks

noun as in interjection

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Ridiculous Tour,” hovering over a giant photo of the comedian wearing his signature “well, shucks” grin.

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“When you bring an act into this town, you want to bring it in heavy. Don’t waste any time with cheap shucks and misdemeanors. Go straight for the jugular. Get right into felonies.”

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“I’m looking at her kind of giving it the, `Aw, shucks,’ and there’s no reaction from her.

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"He's the first to develop that 'aw shucks,' cracker barrel, informal way of writing"

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I used to sort of like, roll my eyes every time Taylor Swift was all, ‘Aw shucks, really, me?’

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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