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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread to be deuced #159515 05/07/2006 2:24 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: to be deuced #159516 05/07/2006 3:50 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA 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 dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: to be deuced #159517 05/07/2006 7:26 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: to be deuced #159518 05/07/2006 7:45 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Well I'll be deuced, this is in fact an ages old saying! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: to be deuced #159519 05/07/2006 7:55 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass well, "I'll be deuced"; 7 ghits. and then there's this from W3: Main Entry: ²deuce Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-s : to bring the score of (a tennis game or set) to deuce Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: to be deuced #159520 05/08/2006 2:53 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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