Shucks vs Phucks - What's the difference?
shucks | phucks |
(colloquial) Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.
(colloquial, sarcastic) Response to a minor pleasure.
(colloquial) A receding or mock expression of thanks.
(shuck)
(phuck)
* 2003 , Edward Abbey, David Petersen, Confessions of a barbarian (page 181)
* 2008 , Steve Gertsch, A Templar's Vows
* 2010 , D. B. Moon, Mind Sweeper (page 124)
As verbs the difference between shucks and phucks
is that shucks is third-person singular of shuck while phucks is third-person singular of phuck.As an interjection shucks
is exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.As a noun shucks
is plural of lang=en.shucks
English
Interjection
(en interjection)- Shucks . It's too bad you can't make it to the party.
- Shucks , I guess we'll have to take all this pie home with us.
- Aw, shucks , ma'am, catching those wild horses was easy.
Noun
(head)Verb
(head)phucks
English
Verb
(head)phuck
English
Verb
(en verb)- So now it's four days later and the problem, precisely phrased, is how to get the phucking leg up off the phucking bed. Sweating and cursing, try as I will, I cannot lift that phucking limb.
- “My Lord, you really phucked him up,” said Winola. “I have never seen anything like that before.”
- He breathed in again and gritted what teeth he had left. When he exhaled, saliva and blood poured out of his mouth, as well as another blood bubble. “Phuck you Natshi!”