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Boz

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Boz

[boz]
noun
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Dick·ens

[dik-inz]
noun
Charles (John Huf·fam), [huhf-uhm] , (“Boz”), 1812–70, English novelist.
Dick·en·si·an [dih-ken-zee-uhn] , adjective
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Boz (bɒz)
 
n
pen name of (Charles) Dickens

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dickens
exclamation, 1598, probably altered from Dickon, nickname for Richard and source of the surnames Dickens and Dickenson, but exact derivation and meaning are unknown.
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dickens definition


  1. n.
    the dickens the devil. (Always with the in this sense.) : I felt as bad as the dickens, but what could I do?
  2. n.
    a devilish or impish child. (Also a term of address. Usually with little.) : You are such a cute little dickens!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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