Definition of dickens Dickens
/dɪˈkʌnz/ - [dikunz] - Dick•ens
We found 8 definitions of dickens from 6 different sources.
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What does dickens mean?
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| dickens - English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870) | ||
| Charles Dickens, Charles John Huffam Dickens | ||
| dickens - a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" | ||
| devil, deuce | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dickens (Noun)
The devil. - dickens (Noun)
In the phrase the dickens.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dickens (n. / interj.)
The devil.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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dickens
dik′enz, n. the deuce, the devil, as in 'What the dickens.'—Play the dickens with, to play the deuce with. [For devil, confused with Dickon = Richard.]
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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dickens
An author; polite term for the devil.
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🔤- dickens, noun, singular of dickenses.
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