DICKENS

devil, deuce, dickens

(noun) a word used in exclamations of confusion; “what the devil”; “the deuce with it”; “the dickens you say”

Dickens, Charles Dickens, Charles John Huffam Dickens

(noun) English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

dickens (uncountable)

(euphemistic) The devil.

In the phrase the dickens (Used as an intensifier).

A disturbance or row.

Synonyms

• (intensifier): on earth, the hell, the devil, the heck, the fuck

Anagrams

• snicked

Etymology

Proper noun

Dickens

A patronymic surname.

Charles Dickens, English novelist.

A small city, the county seat of Dickens County, Texas, United States.

Anagrams

• snicked

Source: Wiktionary

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Dick"ens, n. or interj. Etym: [Perh. a contr. of the dim. devilkins.]

Definition: The devil. [A vulgar euphemism.] I can not tell what the dickens his name is. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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