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the deuce

the deuce adverb: synonym of the devil (“adding emphasis”).

Adverb

the deuce (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of the devil (“adding emphasis”)
    • "[…] Well, as regards Mr. Carrados I have already arranged, as he suggests, to 'do something.'"
      "The deuce you have!" said Nickle, staring his curiosity. "How is it to be wangled?"1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
    Synonyms:
    the devil

Synonyms of the deuce

Questions about the deuce

What does the deuce mean?
The deuce means synonym of the devil (“adding emphasis”).
What part of speech is the deuce?
The deuce is an adverb.

Words near the deuce in the dictionary

  1. the day
  2. the day before
  3. the daylight out of
  4. the daylights out of
  5. the dear knows
  6. the deuce
  7. the deuce you say
  8. the devil
  9. the devil a one
  10. the devil and the deep blue sea
  11. the devil finds work for idle hands

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