Is Shucks a bad word?
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It can be used to express disappointment or regret, as in Well, shucks, I wish I could have been there. In this way, shucks is sometimes seen as a euphemism for a curse word—meaning a milder version of it that won't offend people (in the same way that the word shoot is sometimes used)..
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...a euphemistic expression formed by misspelling, mispronouncing, or replacing a part of a profane, blasphemous, or taboo term to reduce the original term's objectionable characteristics.
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It can be used to express disappointment or regret, as in Well, shucks, I wish I could have been there. In this way, shucks is sometimes seen as a euphemism for a curse word—meaning a milder version of it that won't offend people (in the same way that the word shoot is sometimes used)..
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