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plural deuces
1
a(1)
: the face of a die that bears two spots
(2)
: a playing card bearing an index number two
b
: a throw of the dice yielding two points
2
: a tie in tennis after each side has scored 40 requiring two consecutive points by one side to win
4
informal : the fecal matter expelled during one bowel movement —usually used in the phrase drop a deuce
deuced; deucing
: to bring the score of (a tennis game or set) to deuce
Example Sentences
Noun She beat her opponent after eight deuces.
Recent Examples on the Web
Fox News, 9 Aug. 2022 Perez-Somarriba took a 40-15 lead in the 10th game, but Forbes fought off two match points to force a sixth deuce game in the final set. Alex Schwartz, sun-sentinel.com, 26 May 2021 Nakashima serving at deuce at 1-1 made for a convenient time for Kyrgios to start jawing with the chair umpire. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 July 2022 The teen survived a six-deuce game on his serve to go up 2-0. Beth Harris, ajc, 20 Mar. 2022 Watch in front of City Hall as a lighted deuce of clubs card lowers to bring in 2022. Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2021 Serving to stay in the match, Hurkacz was at deuce when Djokovic edged a 25-shot rally to forge a first match point. Jerome Pugmire, ajc, 6 Nov. 2021 Half of those eight games in the final set reached deuce before Aggarwal finished off the history-making win. Nate Fields, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2021 But the Russian double faulted on championship point and then again at deuce to give Djokovic the advantage. Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2021 Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2021 With the score 5-5 and Keys serving, Stephens jumped to 0-40 lead, only to see Keys dismiss three break points and get back to deuce. Alex Coffey, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021 Despite a weak second serve, Berrettini held serve in a game that went to deuce six times, cutting Djokovic’s lead to 4-2. Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2021 The system uses no-advantage scoring, meaning the player or team that wins deuce will win the game — that is, instead of needing to win a game by two points, one point will suffice. Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Oct. 2020 Azarenka, a two-time major champion who was in her first final in seven years, had three chances to break back at 0-40 in the next game, but Osaka fought back to deuce and had her biggest hold of the match when Azarenka hit a forehand long. Wayne Coffey, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2020 After the game went to deuce five times, Andreescu hit a backhand into the net to give Williams the advantage and Williams won the game with a forehand, cutting Andreescu’s lead to 4-3. Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019 Although the first three games went at least to deuce, Osuigwe quickly asserted command in going up a break. Craig Davis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 Dec. 2017 Television broadcasts showed that Kerber’s shot had, in fact, landed out, which would have brought the score to deuce. Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2016 See More
Noun
Unlike tennis, there is no deuce or advantage, and the ball speeds can reach up to 150 mph. Fox News, 9 Aug. 2022 Perez-Somarriba took a 40-15 lead in the 10th game, but Forbes fought off two match points to force a sixth deuce game in the final set. Alex Schwartz, sun-sentinel.com, 26 May 2021 Nakashima serving at deuce at 1-1 made for a convenient time for Kyrgios to start jawing with the chair umpire. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 July 2022 The teen survived a six-deuce game on his serve to go up 2-0. Beth Harris, ajc, 20 Mar. 2022 Watch in front of City Hall as a lighted deuce of clubs card lowers to bring in 2022. Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2021 Serving to stay in the match, Hurkacz was at deuce when Djokovic edged a 25-shot rally to forge a first match point. Jerome Pugmire, ajc, 6 Nov. 2021 Half of those eight games in the final set reached deuce before Aggarwal finished off the history-making win. Nate Fields, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2021 But the Russian double faulted on championship point and then again at deuce to give Djokovic the advantage. Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2021 Verb
The first set of Wednesday’s three-hour, 27-minute match at Arthur Ashe Stadium featured an epic, 20-point game that went to deuce seven times. Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2021 With the score 5-5 and Keys serving, Stephens jumped to 0-40 lead, only to see Keys dismiss three break points and get back to deuce. Alex Coffey, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021 Despite a weak second serve, Berrettini held serve in a game that went to deuce six times, cutting Djokovic’s lead to 4-2. Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2021 The system uses no-advantage scoring, meaning the player or team that wins deuce will win the game — that is, instead of needing to win a game by two points, one point will suffice. Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Oct. 2020 Azarenka, a two-time major champion who was in her first final in seven years, had three chances to break back at 0-40 in the next game, but Osaka fought back to deuce and had her biggest hold of the match when Azarenka hit a forehand long. Wayne Coffey, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2020 After the game went to deuce five times, Andreescu hit a backhand into the net to give Williams the advantage and Williams won the game with a forehand, cutting Andreescu’s lead to 4-3. Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019 Although the first three games went at least to deuce, Osuigwe quickly asserted command in going up a break. Craig Davis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 Dec. 2017 Television broadcasts showed that Kerber’s shot had, in fact, landed out, which would have brought the score to deuce. Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2016 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English dwsse, dews, dewes, borrowed from Anglo-French deus "two" (continental Old French dous, masculine accusative), going back to Latin duōs, accusative of duo; (sense 3) perhaps of independent origin; (sense 4) probably alluding to number two — more at two entry 1
Note: In expressions such as "a deuce on him," "a deuce take me," current from the 1650's, deuce is clearly a euphemism for "devil." The reason for the choice of deuce rather than another word has inspired several explanations, none entirely satisfactory. The editors of the Oxford English Dictionary, first edition, apparently following an article by A.L. Mayhew (The Academy, vol. 41, no. 1030, January 30, 1892, pp. 11-12) propose that deuce was borrowed from Low German duus in the same sense: "compare German daus, Low German duus, used in precisely the same way, in the exclamatory der daus! was der daus …! Low German de duus! wat de duus!" A Low German source is not specified by the editors, but Daus is entered in Grimm's Deutsches Wörterbuch with the meaning "deuce" in cards and dice, and as a euphemism for "devil" (Teufel, Low German Düvel). The parallel with English deuce is noted, but there is no suggestion that the English word was borrowed from German. This is indeed a weakness of Mayhew's hypothesis: the parallelism connecting the two languages does not necessarily imply borrowing of the word itself, and borrowing would not in any case explain why in particular duus/daus developed a secondary meaning.
Verb
derivative of deuce entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Verb
1919, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of deuce was in the 15th century Phrases Containing deuce
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