Antonyms for deuce

Grammar : Noun

Spell : doos, dyoos

Phonetic Transcription : dus, dyus

Definition of deuce

Origin : late 15c., "the 2 in dice or cards," also "a roll of 2 in dice" (1510s), from Middle French deus (Modern French deux), from Latin duos (nominative duo) "two" (see two).
Became a mild oath by 1710, about 50 years after it was first attested in the sense of "bad luck, the devil, etc.," perhaps because two was the lowest score, and probably by similarity to Latin deus and related words meaning "god." Low German had der daus! in same sense 16c., which perhaps influenced the English form. Deuce coupe is 1940s hot-rodder slang for "souped up two-door car," especially a 1932 Ford. Related: Deuced; deucedly.

As in pair : noun two of something
As in two : noun two of something
As in couple : noun pair of things
As in criminal : noun person who breaks the law

Example sentences :

I'm in the deuce of a hole, and there's no one I know here besides yourself.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

I can't keep my mind on m' fishing—just wondering what the deuce he's after.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

Deuce awoke, looked about him, and yow-yow-yowed in doggish relief.
Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White

At this point Dick and Deuce, who had been paralleling through the woods, joined us.
Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White

It's played the deuce in this family, and will go on doing it.
Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

You'd think the deuce was in it!I'd shake the humdrums out of you, I guess!
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, Issue 10, Saturday, June 4, 1870 » by Various

If you stay here, the deuce a man in all Ruritania will doubt of it—or a woman either.
Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope

Gagniere was stupefied; where the deuce could he have lost her?
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

We've money in our pockets, and the deuce is in it if we can't find something to buy.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

The deuce, you've got one today, and I know it's hard lines.
Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for deuce

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