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dick⋅ens

  [dik-inz]
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–noun
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?
Origin:
1590–1600; appar. a fanciful use of Dicken, form of Dick, proper name
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dickens

  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.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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