Dickens

biographical name

Dick·ens ˈdi-kənz

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Charles John Huffam 1812–1870 pseudonym Boz ˈbäz

ˈbōz

English novelist

Dickensian

di-ˈken-zē-ən

-sē-

adjective

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dickens

noun

dick·ens ˈdik-ənz

: devil entry 1 sense 1, deuce

—used chiefly as a mild oath

what the dickens do you mean?

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