Dickens

['dɪkɪnz]

(noun.) English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870).

Inputed by Cole--From WordNet

(n. / interj.) The devil.

Editor: Stephen

n. the deuce the devil as in 'What the dickens.'—Play the dickens with to play the deuce with.

Inputed by Katrina

An author; polite term for the devil.

Edited by Erna

What the dickens does the fellow expect? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Why, what the dickens has come to the fellow? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Where the dickens is she! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Oh, the dickens! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.

Typist: Remington