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dickens
noun
Brit., Slang devil; deuce: used, with the, only in interjectional phrases, as a mild oath or exclamation of annoyance, surprise, or frustration: what the dickens is that about?
Dickens,
Charles (John Huffam) (pseud. Boz) 1812-70; Eng. novelist
Related Forms:
- Dickensian adjective
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