Thanks vs Shanks - What's the difference?
thanks | shanks |
Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
* ~1595 , Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 5, scene 1
(obsolete) English plurals
(plurale tantum) An expression of gratitude.
Grateful feelings or thoughts.
As nouns the difference between thanks and shanks
is that thanks is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals while shanks is plural of lang=en.As verbs the difference between thanks and shanks
is that thanks is third-person singular of thank while shanks is third-person singular of shank.As an interjection thanks
is used to express appreciation or gratitude.thanks
English
Alternative forms
* thanx,Interjection
(en interjection)- Could you give me a hand, please?'' — Yes, sure. — ''Thanks .
- Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!
Derived terms
* thanks a lot * thanks for nothing * thanks for your helpNoun
- After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?