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the deuce you say

the deuce you say is the euphemistic form of the devil you say.

Meaning of the devil you say

Phrase

the devil you say

  1. An expression of surprise at something stated by another. In modern usage usually sarcastic, implying that the statement was obvious.

Questions about the deuce you say

What is the deuce you say the euphemistic form of?
The deuce you say is the euphemistic form of the devil you say.

Words near the deuce you say in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: the deuce you say (page history and authors); the devil you say (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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