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shuck and jive

To shuck and jive" originally referred to the intentionally misleading words and actions that African-Americans would employ in order to deceive racist Euro-Americans in power, both during the period of slavery and afterwards. The expression was documented as being in wide usage in the 1920s, but may have originated much earlier.

"Shucking and jiving" was a tactic of both survival and resistance. A slave, for instance, could say eagerly, "Oh, yes, Master," and have no real intention to obey. Or an African-American man could pretend to be working hard at a task he was ordered to do, but might put up this pretense only when under observation. Both would be instances of "doin' the old shuck 'n jive."

It has been adopted into non-Afroamerican speech, with a reference to behavior adopted in order to avoid criticism.
In order to keep my job, I had to do the shuck and jive!
by Dr. Mark January 20, 2010
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Slucker

A racist, offensive name for a person of the Mormon religion.
Trevor? Oh! that damn slucker? yeah I know him.
by Johnny A!! April 8, 2008
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shuckleberries

A variation of shucks. Used to express mild to moderate disappointment, but with a cute twist on it.
"Hey, Alexandra, I'm sorry but I can't come to your birthday party on Saturday."
"Really? Aww, shuckleberries."
by Jack324 January 14, 2009
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slucking

when you masturbate without porn and someone walks in so you put your dick inside your pants while your cumming. The person then sees an expanding wet spot on your crotch. The excuse that follows is called slucking.
Person 1:Dude my mom walking n on me beatin my meat so I said that I spilled my water

Person 2: How are you so good at slucking?
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smuckin

hatin.
bashing someone else's thang cause one is jealous and too weak to admit it.
Keisha: Did you hear Tonya smuckin on Kekee cause she got a new weave?

Aisha: Yea, I heard her smucka ass earlier, bald head hoe.
by Capital E February 13, 2006
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shucklebucked

When preforming sex with the chick on top and she comes down wrong and splits your dick like a hotdog in a microwave.
"Fuck I had to get 35 stiches because that bittie came down wrong and split my schlong like a frank in the micro, and shucklebucked my manhood"
by Tod Swank December 21, 2006
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shucks-a-pooie

its a blanket word for words like dam, shit, fuck, for when you don't want to use those words or its inappropriate.
"Awe shucks-a-pooie!!"= "Awe Darn"

"Why does Sheila keep saying, "shucks-a-pooie"-Joe Lang
by Bob951 February 14, 2012
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