different between snuck vs shuck

English

Etymology

The irregular form snuck originated by analogy with struck for the past of strike. Snuck was originally limited to a few dialects, but is now very widespread (especially in American English) and is recognized by most dictionaries. The word is now one of the best examples of irregularization of a regular verb, along with dove.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sn?k/
• Rhymes: -?k

Verb

snuck

1. (chiefly Canada, US) simple past tense and past participle of sneak

   Synonym: sneaked

Usage notes

• See sneak for notes on sneaked vs snuck.

English

Etymology

Origin unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??k/
• Rhymes: -?k

Noun

shuck (plural shucks)

1. The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
   • 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Library of America, 1985, p.46:

     There was no linen, no pillow, and when she touched the mattress it gave forth the faint dry whisper of shucks.

2. (slang, African-American Vernacular) A fraud; a scam.
3. (slang) A phony.

Verb

shuck (third-person singular simple present shucks, present participle shucking, simple past and past participle shucked)

1. (transitive) To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).

   Shall we shuck walnuts?

2. (transitive) To remove (any outer covering).

   I will shuck my clothes and dive naked into the pool.

3. (transitive, intransitive, slang) To fool; to hoax.

Derived terms

• shuck and jive

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “shuck”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Hucks, hucks