what the deuce
1What the deuce? — interrog. What has happened?; What? (Deuce is an old word for devil.) □ What the deuce! Who are you? □ What the deuce! Who did this? …
2what the deuce or devil...? What...? — [Emph.] what the dickens...? What...? [Emph.] …
3deuce — [dju:s US du:s] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: deus two , from Latin duos] 1.) [U] the situation in tennis when both players have 40 points, after which one of the players must win two more points to win the game 2.) AmE a playing card …
4deuce — deuce1 [do͞os, dyo͞os] n. [ME deus, dewes < OFr deus < L duos, acc. of duo, TWO] 1. a playing card with two spots 2. the side of a die bearing two spots, or a throw of the dice totaling two 3. [< Fr à deux de jeu] Tennis Badminton etc. a …
5deuce — noun 1 the situation in tennis when both players have 40 points, after which the next player must win two points to win the game 2 what/where/who etc the deuce? spoken old fashioned used to add force to a question: What the deuce is going on? 3 a …
6deuce — I. noun Etymology: Middle English dewes, from Anglo French deus two, from Latin duos, accusative masculine of duo two more at two Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) the face of a die that bears two spots (2) a playing card bearing an index number two b …
7deuce — I. /djus / (say dyoohs) noun 1. a card, or the side of a die, having two pips. 2. Tennis, etc. a juncture in a game at which the scores are level and either player (or pair) must gain a lead of two points in order to win the game. 3. Also, deucer …
8deuce — 1. Evasion of devil. ♣ What the deuce are we to do? 2. the deuce to pay Trouble. Serious consequences …
9The Man Who Was Thursday — Infobox Book name = The Man Who Was Thursday: a Nightmare title orig = translator = image caption = author = G. K. Chesterton illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Thriller novel publisher = J.W …
10Deuce (singer) — Deuce Erlichman in late 2010 Background information Birth name Aron Erlichman Also known as Tha Producer Born …
