Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the dickens you say

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
the dick-en-s y-ou say
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Euphemistic form of the devil you say.

Questions

What does the dickens you say mean?
Euphemistic form of the devil you say.

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