In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal
(adjective) expletives used informally as intensifiers; “he’s a blasted idiot”; “it’s a blamed shame”; “a blame cold winter”; “not a blessed dime”; “I’ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I’ll do any such thing”; “he’s a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool”; “a deuced idiot”; “an infernal nuisance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deuced (comparative more deuced, superlative most deuced)
(euphemistic, dated) Damned.
deuced (comparative more deuced, superlative most deuced)
(degree, euphemistic, dated) Damned.
• deucedly
• deduce, educed
Source: Wiktionary
Deu"ced, a.
Definition: Devilish; excessive; extreme. [Low] -- Deu"ced*ly, adv.
Deuce, n. Etym: [F. deux two, OF. deus, fr. L. duo. See Two.]
1. (Gaming)
Definition: Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.
2. (Tennis)
Definition: A condition of the score beginning whendeuce, which decides the game.
Deuce, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, teûz, phantom, specter; Gael. taibhs, taibhse, apparition, ghost; or fr. OF. deus God, fr. L. deus (cf. Deity.)]
Definition: The devil; a demon. [A euphemism, written also deuse.] [Low]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.