Definition
To remove the outer covering or shell from something like corn or oysters; also an exclamation expressing mild frustration.
Etymology
Origin uncertain, possibly from Algonquian languages. The noun meaning 'outer covering' came first; the verb developed as people needed a word for removing these husks.
Kelly Says
The exclamation 'shucks!' became an American euphemism for 'well, darn!'—a genteel way to express disappointment without actually swearing, especially in early 20th-century speech.
Translations
CACatalà
descobrir
des-koo-bree-r
DEDeutsch
schütteln
shuh-teln
ELΕλληνικά
απολεπίσει
ah-po-le-pse-ee
FAفارسی
لایه برداری
la-yeh bor-da-ree
FISuomi
kuoria
koo-ree-ah
FRFrançais
écailler
eh-kay-yahr
IDBahasa Indonesia
kupas
koo-pas
ITItaliano
sgusciare
skoo-s-cha-reh
KO한국어
껍질을 벗기다
keppjileul beotgida
MSBahasa Melayu
kupas
koo-pas
NLNederlands
schillen
shil-len
NONorsk
skjelle
skjel-leh
PLPolski
obierać
oh-bee-reh-t
PTPortuguês
descascar
deh-ska-sar
RUРусский
чистить
chist-it
TEతెలుగు
కాల్చడం
kaal-cha-dam
THไทย
แกะเปลือก
gae-pa-plauk
TRTürkçe
kabuklarını soymak
kah-boo-kloo-n-ee soy-mak
UKУкраїнська
чистити
chist-it-ee
VITiếng Việt
lột vỏ
lot vo
ZUZU
ukushela
oo-koo-she-la