O que significa "shucks" ?

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4dalientaetae

19 mar 2017

Inglês (EUA)

It means the outer shell of something, or a worthless person/thing. In the South we say AW SHUCKS when something goes bad, or just as an exclamation. (Aw man, seriously? Wow, you're kidding)

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brendon

19 mar 2017

Inglês (EUA)

When someone gives you a flattering compliment and it makes you blush/feel embarrassed, you can say "aw shucks..."

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unpredictablecrow

19 mar 2017

Russo

@brendon @4dalientaetae Thank you!

brendon

19 mar 2017

Inglês (EUA)

@4dalientaetae 's answer is also correct. I'm not from the South so I don't hear it used that way as often.

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19 mar 2017

I didn't know shucks meant a worthless person..

To me, it's just a nicer way of saying говно, like you can say shucks around people of all ages and it's ok.

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unpredictablecrow

19 mar 2017

Russo

@ej253 Thanks! Could you please give me some examples? :)

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19 mar 2017

@unpredictablecrow my example wasn't the best, because I don't know if Russians use говно the way americans do.

like someone else said, shucks could also be something you say after getting a compliment, it's good when used that way, sort of like thanks.

but if you drop your phone, forget your keys somewhere, break something, you could say "aw shucks!" or just "shucks".

but with all that said, I never ever hear people say shucks, at least not in the northeastern US. it's very old fashioned to me, like something people would have said 40 years ago. it's still good to know what it means, but I wouldn't be overly concerned about the right way to use it, I never say shucks..

the equivalent for shucks that I would use is "shoot". it's also something you could say when you're upset, that is ok to say around people of all ages.

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unpredictablecrow

19 mar 2017

Russo

@ej253 Thank you!

And yes, Russians don't necessarily use говно the same way.

It's often used to describe a poor quality item, but Russians don't really say it when something goes wrong.

Это шоколадка полное говно.

Его телефон говно. У него даже нет камеры.

Ее уроки – это полное говно. Мы ничего не учим.

Instead, a similar word, дерьмо, is sometimes used as part of the expression "Вот дерьмо!"

А: Вот дерьмо!

Б: Что случилось?

А: Я забыл телефон в школе.

But, truthfully, there are many other similar expressions that are more common (and often more vulgar).

Some I can think of right now are блять! (vulgar), твою мать! (semi-vulgar), сука! (vulgar), ебать! (vulgar)