Shuck

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃʌk/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒk

Origin

Origin unknown.

Full definition of shuck

Noun

1. The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
2. (slang, African American Vernacular English) A fraud; a scam.
3. (slang) A phony.

Verb

1. (transitive) To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).Shall we shuck walnuts?
2. (transitive) To remove (any outer covering).I will shuck my clothes and dive naked into the pool.
3. (transitive, intransitive, slang) To fool; to hoax.

Anagrams

• hucks