deuce
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plural
deuces
plural
deuces
Britannica Dictionary definition of DEUCE
1
[count]
chiefly US, informal
:
a playing card that has the number two on it or two symbols on it
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a pair of deuces [=twos]
2
tennis
:
a situation in which each side has a score of 40
[count]
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She beat her opponent after eight deuces.
[noncount]
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The score is deuce.
3
[singular]
old-fashioned + informal
— used to make a question or statement more forceful
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Who the deuce [=devil, hell] was that?
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We've had a deuce of a time finding a good doctor. [=it has been very difficult to find a good doctor]
