dickens
[ dik-inz ]
/ ˈdɪk ɪnz /
noun
devil; deuce (usually preceded by the and often used in exclamations and as a mild imprecation): The dickens you say! What the dickens does he want?
Origin of dickens
1590–1600; apparently a fanciful use of
Dicken, form of
Dick, proper name
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Definition for dickens (2 of 2)
Dickens
[ dik-inz ]
/ ˈdɪk ɪnz /
noun
CharlesJohn Huf·fam,
[huhf-uh m] /ˈhʌf əm/, Boz,1812–70,
English novelist.
OTHER WORDS FROM Dickens
Dick·en·si·an [dih-ken-zee-uh n] /dɪˈkɛn zi ən/, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for dickens
British Dictionary definitions for dickens (1 of 2)
Word Origin for dickens
C16: from the name
Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for dickens (2 of 2)
Dickens
/ (ˈdɪkɪnz) /
noun
Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812–70, 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 (1840–41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)