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deuce
deuce 1 D0174500 (do͞os, dyo͞os)n.1. a. A playing card having two spots or the side of a die bearing two pips.b. A cast of dice totaling two.2. A tied score in tennis in which each player or side has 40 points, or 5 or more games, and one player or side must win 2 successive points to win the game, or 2 successive games to win the set.tr.v. deuced, deuc·ing, deuc·es To make the score of (a tennis game or set) deuce.
[Middle English deus, from Old French, two, from Latin duōs, masculine accusative of duo; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
deuce 2 D0174500 (do͞os, dyo͞os) Informal n.1. The devil: "Love is a bodily infirmity ... which breaks out the deuce knows how or why" (William Makepeace Thackeray).2. An outstanding example, especially of something difficult or bad: a deuce of a family row.3. A severe reprimand or expression of anger: got the deuce for being late.4. Used as an intensive: What the deuce were they thinking of?
[Probably from Low German duus, a throw of two in dice games, bad luck, ultimately from Latin duo, two; see deuce1.]deuce (djuːs) n1. (Card Games) a. a playing card or dice with two pips or spots; twob. a throw of two in dice2. (Games, other than specified) a. a playing card or dice with two pips or spots; twob. a throw of two in dice3. (Tennis) tennis a tied score (in tennis 40-all) that requires one player to gain two successive points to win the game[C15: from Old French deus two, from Latin duos, accusative masculine of duo two]
deuce (djuːs) interjan expression of annoyance or frustrationnthe deuce (intensifier) used in such phrases as what the deuce, where the deuce, etc[C17: probably special use of deuce1 (in the sense: lowest throw at dice)]deuce1 (dus, dyus)
n. 1. a card having two pips. 2. a. the face of a die having two pips. b. a cast or point of two in dice. 3. a situation, as a tied score in a game, in which a player must score two successive points or games to win. [1425–75; < Middle French: two < Latin duōs] deuce2 (dus, dyus)
n. devil; dickens (used as a mild oath): Where the deuce did they hide it? [1645–55; appar. identical with deuce1] deuceThe score after each player has scored three points (40–all). Deuce is also the score of any tied result after 40–all in the same game. If both players score advantage, the score is deuce once more until one player wins two consecutive points to win a game.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | deuce - a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the gametie - equality of score in a contest | | 2. |  deuce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number2, II, twodigit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"craps, snake eyes - expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spotcouplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, twain, twosome, brace, pair, span, yoke, couple - two items of the same kind | | 3. | deuce - a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"dickens, devilexclaiming, exclamation - an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it" | | 4. | deuce - one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spotstwoplaying card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games |
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a deuce of a (something)An exceptionally bad or difficult thing, activity, or person. This is a deuce of an assignment—I can't understand the first thing about it! Boy, that is a deuce of a haircut. You're going to go out in public like that?See also: deuce, oflike the deuceVery quickly or wildly. I ran like the deuce to fetch the doctors. The wind in these parts will start whipping like the deuce after nightfall, so you should stay indoors once it gets dark outside.See also: deuce, likethere will be the deuce to payThere will be a huge amount of trouble (if a particular thing does/does not happen or is/is not done). There'll be the deuce to pay if they catch us sneaking out this late at night! If you don't have that report finished by lunch, there will be the deuce to pay!See also: deuce, pay, there, willdeuce-deuceslang A .22-caliber gun. "Deuce" is a slang term for "two." Watch out for that guy—he's got a deuce-deuce on him.double-deucesThe number 22. "Deuce" is another word for the number two. A: "I hear you're double-deuces now." B: "Yeah, I am. It's not as exciting as when I turned 21."What the deuce?Sl. What has happened?; What? (Deuce is an old word for devil.) What the deuce! Who are you? What the deuce! Who did this?See also: whata (or the) deuce of a — something very bad or difficult of its kind. 1933 John Galsworthy The End of the Chapter It seems there's a deuce of a fuss in the Bolivian papers. See also: deuce, ofthe deuce to pay trouble to be expected.See also: deuce, paylike the deuce very fast. Deuce was first used in 17th-century English in various exclamatory expressions in which it was equated with ‘bad luck’ or ‘mischief’, because in dice-playing two (= deuce) is the lowest and most unlucky throw. From this there soon developed the sense of deuce as ‘the devil’ (i.e. bad luck or mischief personified). Deuce as a euphemism for the devil occurs in a number of expressions, including those above.See also: deuce, likedeuce (dus)1. n. the devil. (Always with the.) I’ll knock the deuce out of you if you come around here again. 2. n. the two in playing cards. If I could only get a deuce. 3. n. two dollars. Can you loan me a deuce till payday? 4. n. a two-year prison sentence. (Underworld.) The DA made sure that Mooshoo got more than a deuce. 5. n. a table for two. Give the next couple the deuce over in the corner. deuce-deuce n. a .22-caliber pistol. (Streets.) My buddy popped his uncle with a deuce-deuce. double-deuces n. the number twenty-two. The National Weather Service says it’s going down to the double-deuces tonight. What the deuce? interrog. What has happened?; What? (Deuce is an old word for devil.) What the deuce! Who are you? See also: whatWho the deuce? interrog. Who? (An elaboration of who. The deuce is the devil. See examples for variations.) Who the deuce do you think you are? See also: whodeuce
deuce1. a. a playing card or dice with two pips or spots; two b. a throw of two in dice 2. Tennis a tied score (in tennis 40-all) that requires one player to gain two successive points to win the game Deuce
DeuceA slang term for $200. The term is most common in auto sales.DEUCE
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deuce
Synonyms for deucenoun a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the gameRelated Wordsnoun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this numberSynonymsRelated Words- digit
- figure
- craps
- snake eyes
- couplet
- distich
- duad
- duet
- duo
- dyad
- twain
- twosome
- brace
- pair
- span
- yoke
- couple
noun a word used in exclamations of confusionSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spotsSynonymsRelated Words |