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BNC: 7241 COCA: 29026

dickens

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dickens /ˈdɪkənz/ noun
dickens
/ˈdɪkənz/
noun
Learner's definition of DICKENS

the dickens

informal + old-fashioned
used to make a statement or question more forceful(用于加强陈述或疑问语气)十分,究竟,到底
BNC: 7241 COCA: 29026

dickens

noun

dick·​ens ˈdi-kənz How to pronounce dickens (audio)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web His absentee boss, whose own messaging often has been the dickens to decipher, obviously feels OK with what’s gone on here. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 One very important part of that care is pruning, something that scares the dickens out of people. Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2021 There was Bienchen in a nutshell: cute as the dickens but equipped with lacerating teeth. Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021 The way the Rams’ game imploded should scare the dickens out of L.A.’s players and coaches. Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2020

Word History

Etymology

euphemism

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dickens was in 1599
BNC: 7241 COCA: 29026

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