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I heard recently that this verb has been entered into the OED after a lady who has a blog called 'deuce', or something like that, was fired from her job for remarks she made on her blog. Can anyone confirm this? I cannot seem to find online references.
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Slang City - All The WordsDecember 1 - deuce deuce, deuce coupe, deuce and a quarter. ... January 27- dooced, dookie, deuced. Celebrity quote: Heather Armstrong of dooce.com ... www.slangcity.com/email_archive/index.htm
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verbs, Dale?
edit: I can tell you that there is no verb form of deuce in OEDonline.
"A verb? The deuce there is!"
Last edited by tsuwm; 05/07/2006 7:31 PM.
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Well I'll be deuced, this is in fact an ages old saying!
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well, "I'll be deuced"; 7 ghits. and then there's this from W3: Main Entry: ˛deuce Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-s : to bring the score of (a tennis game or set) to deuce 
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old hand
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Ah, thanks for the info Dale. Heather Armstrong of dooce.com - that was her. As for OED inclusion... I guess she'll have to wait.
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