DICKENS


Meaning of DICKENS in English

n. (usu. prec. by how, what, why, etc., the) colloq. (esp. in exclamations) deuce; the Devil (what the dickens are you doing here?).

[ 16th c.: prob. a use of the surname Dickens ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.