the dickens

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English

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Etymology

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See dickens.

Adverb

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the dickens

  1. Used as an intensifier.
    Synonyms: the devil; see also Thesaurus:the dickens
    Why the dickens did he do that?
    It is cold as the dickens out here!

Derived terms

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Noun

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the dickens

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see the,‎ dickens; (euphemistic) the devil.
    She can go to the dickens for what she said.

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