dickensnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈdɪk.ɪnz/us/ˈdɪk.ɪnz/old-fashioned informalthe dickens
used in questions to express anger or surprise:
What the dickens are you doing with that paint?
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- how about...? idiom
- how, what, why, etc. on earth... idiom
- in God's/heaven's name idiom
- interrogative
- shall
- what the blazes...? idiom
- what's that (all) about (then)? idiom
- what's the score? idiom
- what/where/how/why the devil idiom
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- when
- whenever
- where
- which
- whither
- whose
- why
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