Audio Help [dik-inz] Pronunciation Key | devil; deuce (usually prec. by the and often used in exclamations and as a mild imprecation): The dickens you say! What the dickens does he want? |
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Audio Help [dik-inz] Pronunciation Key Charles (John Huf·fam)
Audio Help [huhf-uh m] Pronunciation Key, (“Boz”), 1812–70, English novelist. |
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n. Informal
[Alteration of devil (influenced by the name Dickens).] |
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British writer known for his tales of Victorian life and times. His works, which first appeared in serialized form, include The Pickwick Papers (1836-1837), Oliver Twist (1837-1838), and David Copperfield (1849-1850). Dick·en'si·an (dĭ-kěn'zē-ən) adj. |
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dickens
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| dickens | |
noun | |
| 1. | a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" [syn: devil] |
| 2. | English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870) |
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Dickens County, TX (county, FIPS 125) Location: 33.62018 N, 100.77907 W
Population (1990): 2571 (1564 housing units)
Area: 2342.0 sq km (land), 2.6 sq km (water)
Dickens, IA (city, FIPS 21360) Location: 43.13337 N, 95.02207 W
Population (1990): 214 (84 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 51333
Dickens, NE (village, FIPS 13050) Location: 40.82583 N, 100.99345 W
Population (1990): 16 (7 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 69132
Dickens, TX (city, FIPS 20332) Location: 33.62126 N, 100.83583 W
Population (1990): 322 (182 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 79229
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
Dickens
Dick"ens\, n. or interj. [Perh. a contr. of the dim. devilkins.] The devil. [A vulgar euphemism.] I can not tell what the dickens his name is. --Shak.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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