dickens

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.3 References 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Origin: 1590–1600; apparently a fanciful use of the proper name Dicken, form of Dick.

[edit] Noun

dickens (uncountable)

1. An exclamation of anger or confusion

   We had the dickens of a row.

   You scared the dickens out of me.

2. (euphemism) The devil

[edit] Derived terms

• what the dickens
• why the dickens

[edit] References

• Random House Dictionary

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: cdeikns
• snicked