deuce
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deuce late 15c., "
toe 2 in dice or cards," also "
a roll of 2 in dice" (1510s), from
M.Fr. deus (Mod.
Fr. deux), from
L. duos (
nom. duo) "
two" (see
TWO (
Cf. two)). Became a mild oath by 1710, about 50 years after it was first attested in the sense of "
bad luck, the devil, etc.," perhaps because two was the lowest score, and probably by similarity to
L. deus and related words meaning "
god." Low German had
der daus! in same sense 16c., which perhaps influenced the English form.
Deuce coupe is 1940s hot-rodder slang for "
souped up two-door car," especially a 1932 Ford. Related:
Deuced;
deucedly.
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