deuce Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
  2. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
    II; 2; two.
  3. noun a word used in exclamations of confusion
    devil; dickens.
    • what the devil
    • the deuce with it
    • the dickens you say
  4. noun one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
    two.

WordNet

Deuce noun
Etymology
F. deux two, OF. deus, fr. L. duo. See Two.
Definitions
  1. (Gaming) Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.
  2. (Tennis) A condition of the score beginning whenver each side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned "40 all"), and reverted to as often as a tie is made until one of the sides secures two successive strokes following a tie or deuce, which decides the game.
Deuce noun
Etymology
Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, teûz, phantom, specter; Gael. taibhs, taibhse, apparition, ghost; or fr. OF. deus God, fr. L. deus (cf. Deity.)
Definitions
  1. The devil; a demon. A euphemism, written also deuse. Low

Webster 1913