dickens means A surname originating as a patronymic, notably borne by Charles Dickens, English novelist. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.
name
- A surname originating as a patronymic, notably borne by Charles Dickens, English novelist.
- A small city, the county seat of Dickens County, Texas, United States.
noun
- The devil.“She can go to the dickens for what she said.”
- A disturbance or row.“Hugh considered saying, Then I guess I'll just have to kick you a few times instead, you frog son of a bitch. Then he thought of that fat bastard Keeton, handing him a pink slip for kicking up dickens in the local tavern.”
- Used as an intensifier in the phrase the dickens; see that entry.“Why the dickens did he do that?”