单词	dickens
释义	dickens noun dick·​ens ˈdi-kənz  : devil, deuce Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web His absentee boss, whose own messaging often has been the dickens to decipher, obviously feels OK with what’s gone on here. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 One very important part of that care is pruning, something that scares the dickens out of people. Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2021 There was Bienchen in a nutshell: cute as the dickens but equipped with lacerating teeth. Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021 The way the Rams’ game imploded should scare the dickens out of L.A.’s players and coaches. Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2020 Word History Etymology euphemism First Known Use 1599, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing dickens cute as the dickens scared/frightened the dickens the dickens like the dickens cute as the dickens scared/frightened the dickens the dickens like the dickens Biographical Definition Dickens biographical name Dick·​ens ˈdi-kənz  Charles John Huffam 1812–1870 pseudonym Boz ˈbäz  ˈbōz English novelist Dickensian di-ˈken-zē-ən  -sē- adjective dickens noun as in deuce Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance deuce devil archfiend serpent Beelzebub Satan Lucifer fiend Old Nick Mephistopheles
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