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what the deuce

what the deuce phrase: an intensive form of what.

Phrase

what the deuce

  1. An intensive form of what.
    • I don't know what the deuce you think you're doing.
    Synonyms:
    what the Devil, what on earth, what the hell, what the fuck

Synonyms of what the deuce

Questions about what the deuce

What does what the deuce mean?
What the deuce means an intensive form of what.
What part of speech is what the deuce?
What the deuce is a phrase.

Words near what the deuce in the dictionary

  1. what the
  2. what the actual fuck
  3. what the butler saw
  4. what the crap
  5. what the cuss
  6. what the deuce
  7. what the Devil
  8. what the doctor ordered
  9. what the ef
  10. what the eff
  11. what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over

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