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Shuck vs Shmuck - What's the difference?

shuck | shmuck |

As nouns the difference between shuck and shmuck

is that shuck is the shell or husk, especially of grains (eg corn/maize) or nuts (eg walnuts) while shmuck is (pejorative|vulgar).

As a verb shuck

is to remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc).

shuck

English

Noun

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

    • Verb

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

    • Anagrams

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    shmuck

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative, vulgar)