the dickens

== English == === Etymology === See dickens. === Adverb === the dickens Used as an intensifier. Synonyms: the devil; see also Thesaurus:the dickens ==== Derived terms ==== the dickens you say === Noun === the dickens Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see the,‎ dickens; (euphemistic) the devil. === See also === Dickensian