deuce
1
[ doos, dyoos ]
/ dus, dyus /
noun
Cards.
a card having two pips; a two, or two-spot.
Dice.
- the face of a die having two pips.
- a cast or point of two.
Tennis.
a situation, as a score of 40–40 in a game or 5–5 in a match, in which a player must score two successive points to win the game or two successive games to win the set.
Slang.
- a two-dollar bill.
- the sum of two dollars.
adjective
(especially in games, sports, and gambling) two.
Origin of deuce
1
1425–75; late Middle English
deus < Anglo-French, Middle French: two < Latin
duōs (masculine accusative of
duo)
Words nearby deuce
detruncate,
detrusion,
detrusor,
detumescence,
deucalion,
deuce,
deuce court,
deuced,
deucedly,
deuces wild,
deunionize
Definition for deuce (2 of 2)
deuce
2
[ doos, dyoos ]
/ dus, dyus /
noun
devil; dickens (used as a mild oath): Where the deuce did they hide it?
Origin of deuce
2
First recorded in 1645–55; apparently to be identified with
deuce1
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British Dictionary definitions for deuce (1 of 2)
deuce
1
/ (djuːs) /
noun
- a playing card or dice with two pips or spots; two
- a throw of two in dice
tennis
a tied score (in tennis 40-all) that requires one player to gain two successive points to win the game
Word Origin for deuce
C15: from Old French
deus two, from Latin
duos, accusative masculine of
duo two
British Dictionary definitions for deuce (2 of 2)
deuce
2
/ (djuːs) informal /
interjection
an expression of annoyance or frustration
noun
the deuce (intensifier)
used in such phrases as what the deuce, where the deuce, etc
Word Origin for deuce
C17: probably special use of
deuce
1 (in the sense: lowest throw at dice)