adv
Meaning 1
Used as an intensifier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Why the dickens did he do that?
- It is cold as the dickens out here!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: the devil
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
the dickens
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noun
Meaning 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see the, dickens; (euphemistic) the devil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She can go to the dickens for what she said.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
See dickens.