The Clue
Cousin of "Shucks!" (4 letter answer)
The Answer
DAMN
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Notes
The answer DAMN is common and appears about once every 275 puzzles.
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Definition
DAMN as a noun:
1. (damn, darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's damn, tinker's dam) = something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"
DAMN as a verb:
1. (curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict) = wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
DAMN as an adjective:
1. (damn, goddamn) = used as expletives; "oh, damn (or goddamn)!"
2. (blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal) = expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"
DAMN as an adverb:
1. (bloody, damn, all-fired) = extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"