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dickens

1

[ dik-inz ]

noun

  1. Usually the dickens. devil; deuce (often used in exclamations and as a mild oath):

    The dickens you say! What the dickens does he want?



Dickens

2

[ dik-inz ]

noun

  1. Charles John Huf路fam, [huhf, -, uh, m], Boz, 1812鈥70, English novelist.

dickens

1

/ 藞诲瑟办瑟苍锄 /

noun

  1. informal.
    a euphemistic word for devil

    what the dickens?

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Dickens

2

/ 藞诲瑟办瑟苍锄 /

noun

  1. DickensCharles (John Huffam)18121870MEnglishWRITING: novelist Charles ( John Huffam ), pen name Boz. 1812鈥70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840鈥41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 顿颈肠办路别苍路蝉颈路补苍 [dih-, ken, -zee-, uh, n], adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dickens1

First recorded in 1590鈥1600; apparently a fanciful use of Dicken, form of Dick, a proper name
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dickens1

C16: from the name Dickens
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Prior to coming to sabotage school, Dasch was always "hungry like the dickens," and he made sure to carefully divvy up his bread ration and carry it with him.

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She took a drink of her soda, and I took a drink of mine, pretending to study the dickens out of that map.

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My arms and back complained like the dickens as I refilled the wash boiler, kept the water hot, rubbed grimy clothes on the washboard, wrung them out, and hung them to dry.

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The play is called 鈥淟ove of the Game鈥 because, basically, the receiver just runs like the dickens and hopes to draw enough attention to free up other receivers.

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Her best bet, she decided, was to listen for the telltale squeak of her mailbox lid when the letter carrier stopped by in the afternoon and scream like the dickens.

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