deuces

Noun

deuce (plural deuces)

1. A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
   • You see, Sir, when I look at the Ace it reminds me that there is but one God. The deuce reminds me that the bible is divided into two parts; the Old and New Testaments. And when I see the trey I think of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.1948 January 1, “Deck of Cards” (track 20), in Famous Country Music Makers, performed by Tex Ritter

   Synonyms:

   two

2. A side of a die with two spots.
3. A cast of dice totalling two.
4. (Canada, US, slang) A bowel movement (the event or the result).

   Synonyms:

   number two, big jobs, bowel movement, cack, call of nature, crap, crapping, defecating, defecation, doing one's ease

5. (Canada, slang) A two-year prison sentence.
   • Bisexual male, 28, doing a deuce in a segregated housing unit due to positive HIV test result, seeks correspondence from both genders.1988 December 25, Eric Peterson, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 24, page 14
6. A hand gesture consisting of a raised index and middle finger, a peace sign.

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