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deuce
(djuːs, US duːs)
Word forms: plural deuces
uncountable noun
Deuce is the score in a game of tennis when both players have forty points. One player has to win two points one after the other to win the game.
deuce in British English 1
(djuːs)
noun
1.
a.
a playing card or dice with two pips or spots; two
b.
a throw of two in dice
2. tennis
a tied score (in tennis 40-all) that requires one player to gain two successive points to win the game
Word origin
C15: from Old French deus two, from Latin duos, accusative masculine of duo twodeuce in British English 2
(djuːs) informal
exclamation
1.
an expression of annoyance or frustration
noun
2. the deuce
Word origin
C17: probably special use of deuce1 (in the sense: lowest throw at dice)deuce in American English 1
(dus; djus)
noun
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. Tennis and Badminton Etc
a tie score (in tennis, 40 each, or any tie score beyond this), after which one playeror side must score two successive points to win the game
Word origin
ME deus, dewes < OFr deus < L duos, acc. of duo, two; (sense 3) < Fr à deux de jeudeuce in American English 2
(dus; djus)
noun
British, Slang, Obsolete
devil; dickens
used, with the, only in interjectional phrases, as a mild oath or exclamation of annoyance, surprise,or frustration what the deuce is he doing?
Word origin
ME dewes, two in dice or cards, confused with dewes, God < OFr dieu & L deus (see deity): meaning in reference to low score at diceImage ofdeuce
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