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deuce
noun- two of anything, such as two marijuana cigarettes, two women, etc US, 1943
- I drove straight home to stash my frame between a deuce of lily-whites. — Mezz Mezzrow, Really the Blues, p. 101, 1946
- It hopped off with a deuce of studs jiving some buds about how strong they were — Dan Burley, Diggeth Thou?, p. 15, 1959
- [S]o out we go, motion to a deuce (a pair of girls) and we’re off. — Ian Hebditch, Weekend, The Sharper Word, p. 134, 1969
- a two-year prison sentence US, 1925
- Well, the faggot draws a deuce; and in the box he meets this cat who is some species of cheap hustler. — William Burroughs, Naked Lunch, p. 129, 1957
- He was a first offender doing a “deuce” for pushing junk. — Alexander King, Mine Enemy Grows Older, p. 200, 1958
- He had served a bullet ’n a deuce. — Lightnin’ Rod, Hustlers Convention, p. 10, 1973
- My man Colorado was doing a deuce, and he had a little click waiting for me when I got up there. — Edwin Torres, Carlito’s Way, p. 46, 1975
- He pleaded guilty anyway, expecting a deuce maximum, back on the street in eighteen months tops. — James Ellroy, Suicide Hill, p. 579, 1986
- two pounds or two dollars US, 1900
- Zaida dug in her bag. “Here’s a deuce for the cab.” — Ross Russell, The Sound, p. 240, 1961
- Youll [sic] learn; sometimes youll [sic] stand around all day and wait for a 15-buck score, a 10-buck score, even a deuce–all day[.] — John Rechy, City of Night, p. 43, 1963
- The turnstile attendant thinks it might help me if I went for a little walk (the cops watch him while other cops watch the cops) and then returned to him with a deuce in my hand. — James Simon Kunen, The Strawberry Statement, pp. 91–92, 1968
- in the restaurant business, a table for two US, 1935
- I called the best hotel in town when I got home and made reservations for a deuce at nine o’clock. — Chester Himes, If He Hollers Let Him Go, p. 46, 1945
- “Let’s grab that deuce,” Lynn said, pointing to the table. — Joseph Wambaugh, Fugitive Nights, p. 141, 1992
- an act of defecation US
From children’s toilet vocabulary: NUMBER TWO - “I think she’s in the back dropping a deuce.” — Howard Stern Radio Show, 24 January 2003
- Topless Deb squats on the pot and drops a deuce while making goo-goo eyes at her boyfriend as he brushes his teeth. — Mr. Skin, Mr. Skin’s Skincyclopedia, p. 172, 2005
- in dice games, the point two US
- — The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, p. 123, May 1950
- in pool, the two-ball US, 1878
- — Mike Shamos, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards, p. 76, 1993
- in card games, a two of any suit UK, 1680
- In deuces wild, bear in mind that the four deuces roaming the pack make a total of eight aces! — George Coffin, The Poker Game Complete, p. 105, 1961
- two dollars’ worth of drugs US
Originally a $2 package of heroin; with inflation other drugs became more likely to fit the bill. - — Robert Nash, Dictionary of Crime, p. 101, 1992
- heroin UK
From DEUCE BAG; DEUCE - — Richard A. Spears, The Slang and Jargon of Drugs and Drink, p. 140, 1986
- — Robert Ashton, This Is Heroin, p. 205, 2002
- — Mike Haskins, Drugs, p. 283, 2003
- two hundred US
- TED: Mary’s a little chubby, huh? HEALY: I’d say about a deuce, deuce and half. Not bad. — Something About Mary, 1998
- two hundred dollars US
- This thing’s worth about a deuce. — Charles Whited, Chiodo, p. 48, 1973
- twenty dollars US
- I stood repeating, “Tis some strange midnight stud that’s sounding a money beat on my pad’s door. A deuce the morrow.” — William “Lord” Buckley, The Raven, 1960
- in television and film-making, a 2000 watt spotlight US
- — Ralph S. Singleton, Filmaker’s Dictionary, p. 46, 1990
- an arrest or conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol US, 1971
California Penal Code Section 502 prohibits driving under the influence of alcohol, hence the “two” reference. - I don’t wanna book a deuce right now. I wanna go get a hot pastrami. — Joseph Wambaugh, The Secrets of Harry Bright, p. 56, 1985
- — Judi Sanders, Don’t Dog by Do, Dude!, p. 10, 1991
- a 1932 Ford US
A favourite of car enthusiasts, immortalised by the Beach Boys in their 1963 song “Little Deuce Coupe”. - — American Speech, p. 95, May 1954: “Hot rod terms in the Pasadena area”
- — Good Housekeeping, p. 143, September 1958: “Hot-rod terms for teen-age girls”
- a Chevrolet II car made between 1962 and 1967 US
- — John Edwards, Auto Dictionary, p. 42, 1993
- a small-time criminal US
- — Jay Robert Nash, Dictionary of Crime, p. 101, 1992
- used as a substitute for “the devil” or “hell” UK, 1694
- I had the deuce of a time trying to find you. — Horace McCoy, Kiss Tomorrow Good-bye, p. 324, 1948
- I walked on down the street and turned into the subway kiosk wondering what the deuce had happened to Washington. — Mickey Spillane, Kiss Me Deadly, p. 45, 1952
- the Delta Dagger fighter aircraft US, 1970
- The first USAF aircraft armed only with guided missiles and unguided rockets–the Convair YF-102 Delta Dagger, always called “the Deuce”–made its first flight on 24th October 1953. — James P. McCarthy, The Air Force, p. 81, 2002
▶ chunk the deuce
to flash a two-finger peace sign US- The rest of the Clique chunked the deuce and jumped in the El C. — Linden Dalecki, Kid B, p. 133, 2006
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