deuce

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as in dickens

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  1. dickens
  2. Satan
  3. Old Nick
Noun
  • His absentee boss, whose own messaging often has been the dickens to decipher, obviously feels OK with what’s gone on here.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
  • One very important part of that care is pruning, something that scares the dickens out of people.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2021
Definition of dickens
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  • Gibson also confirmed that Resurrection will include a depiction of Satan, portrayed in The Passion of the Christ by Rosalinda Celentano.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 26 May 2026
  • Dante and Virgil escape Hell by clambering down Satan's monstrous hide and through Earth's center of gravity.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
Definition of Satan
Noun
  • Jimmy refers to the Devil, his alleged father, by the more casual moniker Old Nick.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Sir Jimmy is a psychopath who believes that the voice in his head belongs to his father, Old Nick (an archaic name for the Devil).
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Definition of Old Nick
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