deuce
/dus/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.94 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A hand gesture consisting of a raised index and middle finger, a peace sign.
noun
A curveball.
Example Sentences
- "You see, Sir, when I look at the Ace it reminds me that there is but one God. The deuce reminds me that the bible is divided into two parts; the Old and New Testaments. And when I see the trey I think of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost."
- "Bisexual male, 28, doing a deuce in a segregated housing unit due to positive HIV test result, seeks correspondence from both genders."
- "And she was blinded by the light/Oh, cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night."
- "It belonged to “the 1932 guy,” who had four or five Deuces sitting in his yard."
- "Lend me a deuce until next week, will ya?"
- "It was a shame of the chalk-takers to take their fee without even scoring one little mark; but chalk-takers are inexorable and must be paid their twopence. 'Down with your deuces', was the demand after each pair of birds had competed."
Etymology
From Middle English dewes (“two”), from Anglo-Norman, from Old French deus, from Latin duo. The word was used by Ford Motor Co. in 1932 to describe a two-seater car model.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dus/
- British English: /djuːs/