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dickens

English

Etymology

Origin: 1590–1600; apparently a fanciful use of the proper name Dicken, diminutive form of Dick.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d?k?nz/, /?d?k?nz/

Noun

dickens (uncountable)

  1. (euphemistic) The devil.
    She can go to the dickens for what she said.
    You scared the dickens out of me.
  2. In the phrase the dickens (Used as an intensifier).
    Why the dickens did he do that?
    We had the dickens of a row.
  3. A disturbance or row.

References

  • Random House Dictionary

Synonyms

  • (intensifier): on earth, the hell, the devil, the heck, the fuck

See also

  • Dickensian

Anagrams

  • snicked

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dickeys

English

Noun

dickeys

  1. plural of dickey

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