deuce
/dus/
noun
- A score of 40-40 in a tennis game, after which a player must win two consecutive points to win the game.
- They played several deuce points before someone finally won the game.
- The match reached deuce after both players won three points each.
- She served an ace to bring the score back to deuce.
- The side of a die or playing card with two spots or pips.
- In the card game, the deuce of hearts is the lowest trump.
- He rolled a deuce and a five, giving him a total of seven.
- She drew a deuce from the deck and sighed at her bad luck.
- Used as a mild exclamation to express annoyance or surprise.
- Where the deuce did you put the remote control?
- The deuce you say! I can't believe it.
- What the deuce happened to my keys?
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