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Meaning of the dickens | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see the, dickens; (euphemistic) the devil.

Equivalents

Suomi kumma

Examples

“She can go to the dickens for what she said.”
““Four weeks ago, I was sitting down for breakfast with my beautiful wife, Evie. Evie and I were sitting down with our two beautiful little boys, Connor and C-C-- Cah-- ristopher, and Christopher looks up to me-- he's six years old and full of the dickens--””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

the digit or figure 9 The Ditch the dollar bean The Donald The Dot the double O

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