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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdjuːs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dus, djus/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(do̅o̅s, dyo̅o̅s)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
deuce1 /dus, dyus/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Games a card having two marks or the number two;
    a die having two dots on it:[countable]a pair of deuces.
  2. Sport[uncountable] a situation, such as a tied score in a tennis match, in which a player must score two successive points or games to win.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
deuce1  (do̅o̅s, dyo̅o̅s),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Games[Cards.]a card having two pips;
    a two, or two-spot.
  2. Games[Dice.]
    • the face of a die having two pips.
    • a cast or point of two.
  3. Sport[Tennis.]a situation, as a score of 40–40 in a game or 5–5 in a match, in which a player must score two successive points to win the game or two successive games to win the set.
  4. Slang Terms
    • a two-dollar bill.
    • the sum of two dollars.

adj. 
  1. Games, Sport(esp. in games, sports, and gambling) two.
  • Latin duōs (masculine accusative of duo)
  • Anglo-French, Middle French: two
  • late Middle English deus 1425–75

deuce2  (do̅o̅s, dyo̅o̅s),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. devil;
    dickens (used as a mild oath):Where the deuce did they hide it?
  • apparently to be identified with deuce1 1645–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
deuce /djuːs/ n
    • a playing card or dice with two pips or spots; two
    • a throw of two in dice
  2. a tied score (in tennis 40-all) that requires one player to gain two successive points to win the game
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French deus two, from Latin duos, accusative masculine of duo two
deuce /djuːs/ informal interj
  1. an expression of annoyance or frustration
 n
  1. the deuce ⇒ (intensifier) used in such phrases as what the deuce, where the deuce, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: probably special use of deuce1 (in the sense: lowest throw at dice)
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