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deuce less

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
deuce -less
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sentence of two years less a day (entitling the offender to serve the sentence in a provincial institution, rather than a federal penitentiary as for sentences of two years or more).

Canadian usage; Slang

Etymology

From deuce, "two year sentence," with less as a shortening of the phrase "two years less a day."

Usage

Questions

What does deuce less mean?
A sentence of two years less a day (entitling the offender to serve the sentence in a provincial institution, rather than a federal penitentiary as for sentences of two years or more).
Where does deuce less come from?
From deuce, "two year sentence," with less as a shortening of the phrase "two years less a day."

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