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What (who) is DEUCE - definition
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DEUCE; Deuce (disambiguation); Deuce (album); Deuces (disambiguation); The Deuce; The Deuce (disambiguation); Duece
deuce
deuce1 [dju:s]
¦ noun
1. chiefly N. Amer. a thing representing, or represented by, the number two, in particular the two on dice or playing cards.
2. Tennis the score of 40 all in a game, at which each player needs two consecutive points to win the game.
Origin
C15: from OFr. deus 'two', from L. duos.
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deuce2 [dju:s]
¦ noun (the deuce) informal used as a euphemism for 'devil' in exclamations or for emphasis.
Origin
C17: from Low Ger. duus, prob. of the same origin as deuce1 (two aces at dice being the worst throw).
deuce
(deuces)
Deuce is the score in a game of tennis when both players have forty points. One player has to win two points one after the other to win the game.
N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl
deuce
To poke someone in the eye with two fingers.
Sometimes I wear a special face mask so that I can't be deuced.
Sometimes I wear a special face mask so that I can't be deuced.
Examples of use of DEUCE
1. Deuce, advantage, deuce, advantage Perry – and the American‘s held again.
2. He saved one break point, but hit two shots wide at deuce.
3. Imagine that you, a tennis player, are standing just behind your deuce (right) corner‘s baseline.
4. She brings up her love for the New Orleans Saints and one specific Saint, Deuce McAllister.
5. A double–decker bus system, dubbed the Deuce, often gets stuck in the mess.