Definitions
Used in mild exclamations of surprise, annoyance, or confusion.
Word origin
From Dicken, a medieval diminutive form of Dick + the patronymic suffix -s.
Used in a sentence
“She can go to the dickens for what she said.”
“You scared the dickens out of me.”
“And lastly, thanks to my children, Dutch and Tallulah, for allowing me to see the magic of everything I love about popular culture anew through their eyes. This one is for you two dickens!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Victorian novelist”7 letters
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