deuce en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈd͡ʒʉs/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- /ˈdjʉs/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- /dus/ (General-American)
- /d͡ʒuːs/ yod-coalescence
- /djuːs/ non-yod-coalescence
Etymology
From Middle English dewes (“two”), from Anglo-Norman, from Old French deus, from Latin duo. The word was used by Ford Motor Co. in 1932 to describe a two-seater car model.
Meanings
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A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
You see, Sir, when I look at the Ace it reminds me that there is but one God. The deuce reminds me that the bible is divided into two parts; the Old and New Testaments. And when I see the trey I think of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
1948 January 1, “Deck of Cards” (track 20), in Famous Country Music Makers, performed by Tex Ritter:
- A side of a die with two spots.
- A cast of dice totalling two.
- (Canada, US, slang) The number two. ▸ A bowel movement (the event or the result).
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(Canada, slang) The number two. ▸ A two-year prison sentence.
Bisexual male, 28, doing a deuce in a segregated housing unit due to positive HIV test result, seeks correspondence from both genders.
1988 December 25, Eric Peterson, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 24, page 14:
- A hand gesture consisting of a raised index and middle finger, a peace sign.
- (qualifier:table tennis) A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.
- A curveball.
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A 1932 Ford.
And she was blinded by the light/Oh, cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night.
1973 January 5, “Blinded by the Light” (track 1), in Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., performed by Bruce Springsteen:It belonged to “the 1932 guy,” who had four or five Deuces sitting in his yard.
2012, Pat Ganahl, Lost Hot Rods II: More Remarkable Stories of How They Were Found, page 62:
- (in-plural) Two-barrel (twin choke) carburetors (in the phrase three deuces: an arrangement on a common intake manifold).
- (qualifier:restaurants, slang) A table seating two diners.
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(slang) The amount of two dollars or two pounds.
Lend me a deuce until next week, will ya?
1934, Collier's, volume 93, page 24:
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(archaic, slang) A twopence coin.
It was a shame of the chalk-takers to take their fee without even scoring one little mark; but chalk-takers are inexorable and must be paid their twopence. 'Down with your deuces', was the demand after each pair of birds had competed.
2010, James Lambie, The Story of Your Life, page 139:
- (euphemistic, slang) Douche.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deuces | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
trey · sice · cater · cinque · trey · sice · cater · ace · cinque · ace
Deriveds
deuce coupe · deuces wild · acey-deucey · deuce court · pop a deuce · drop a deuce · deuce-to-seven lowball · the deuce · big deuce · play the deuce with · chuck the deuces · deuce less
Synonyms
poo · hod · crap · big jobs · taking a shit · two · defecation · bowel movement · two-top · defecating · easement · doing one's easement · spraying · pooh · number two · doing one's ease · shitting · purging · cack · call of nature · crapping · dumping · shit · dump · number two · sharn · poop · motion
Translations (72)
es iguales (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · fr deux (playing card) · az ikilik (playing card) · fr deux (number two) · pl równowaga (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · es dos (playing card) · hi दुक्की (playing card) · ru дво́йка (number two) · ru дво́йка (cast of dice totalling two) · yue D (playing card) · ms dius (playing card) · pt dois (number two) · is tvistur (playing card) · ca iguals (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · de Einstand (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · de Zwei (side of a dice with two spots) · ro doi (number two) · pl dwójka (side of a dice with two spots) · fi tasatilanne (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · pt duque (playing card) · pt iguais (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · pt dois (2,4) (playing card) · ja デュース (playing card) · fi sorsa (playing card) · fi kakkonen (playing card) · sh двојка (playing card) · fi kakkonen (side of a dice with two spots) · sh dvojka (playing card) · es dos (number two) · ru ра́вный счёт (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · bg двойка (number two) · cs dvojka (playing card) · la duo (number two) · sk dvojka (number two) · sv tvåa (number two) · bg двойка (playing card) · de Daus (playing card) · fo javnleikur (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · sh dvojka (number two) · de Zwei (number two) · sv tvåa (playing card) · pl dwójka (cast of dice totalling two) · it parità (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · it due (playing card) · nb deuce (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · fi kakkonen (number two) · bg двойка (side of a dice with two spots) · fi kakkonen (cast of dice totalling two) · ja ジュース (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · no toer (side of a dice with two spots) · nv aldóós (playing card) · ga dias (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · sh двојка (number two) · fr égalité (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · pl bobek (number two) · it due (side of a dice with two spots) · pl dwójka (playing card) · de Zwei (cast of dice totalling two) · cmn 平分 (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · fi kierrepallo (baseball: curveball) · it due (number two) · ja デュース (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · ru дво́йка (side of a dice with two spots) · sk dvojka (playing card) · nl twee (playing card) · pl tuz (side of a dice with two spots) · ja デュース (side of a dice with two spots) · tr beraberlik (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · ru дво́йка (playing card) · ko 듀스 (playing card) · sk zhoda (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points) · ko 듀스 (tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points)