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*"[[Deuce and a half|Deuce and a Half]]", a slang term for the M35 2-1/2 ton Cargo truck |
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*"Deuce", a nickname for the [[F-102 Delta Dagger]] jet fighter |
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Revision as of 05:20, 17 September 2010
Look up deuce in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Deuce, derived from French, refers to the number two.
Deuce may also refer to:
Sports and games
- A playing card with the number two; in most games the lowest-ranked card, but in Tien len (VC) it is the highest-ranked card
- Deuce-to-seven low, a method for evaluating low hands in poker
- In tennis scoring, when two players both have a score of 40. Two consecutive points would need to be scored to win the game.
- ESPN 2, a sports television network nicknamed "the deuce"
- In baseball, a curveball is often referred to as "a deuce"
People
- Deuce McAllister, an American football player for the New Orleans Saints
- Jimmy Reiher, Jr., a professional wrestler who formally used the ring name "Deuce". He presently wrestles under the name "Sim Snuka", as he is the son of Jimmy Snuka.
- Clint Dempsey, an American soccer player
- Ryan Stone, a Canadian professional ice hockey player, known as "The Deuce Man"
- Deuce, the former vocalist of Hollywood Undead
Entertainment
- "Deuces", a song by Chris Brown and Tyga from their collaborative mixtape Fan of a Fan
- Deuces, a fictional gang in the 1992 movie South Central
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, a 1999 comedy film starring Rob Schneider
- Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo the 2005 sequel to the 1999 film.
- Deuces Wild, a 2002 film starring Stephen Dorff
- Deuce (play), a play by Terrence McNally
- Fire Deuce, side-project band of Travis Stever
- Deuce (band), a UK pop band from the mid '90s
- Deuce (Beautiful Creatures album), an album by glam-metal band Beautiful Creatures
- Deuce (The D.O.C. album), an album by rapper The D.O.C.
- Deuce (Korn DVD), a music DVD released by Korn
- Deuce (Rory Gallagher album), a 1971 album by Rory Gallagher
- Deuce (Kurtis Blow album), a 1981 album by Kurtis Blow
- Deuce (song), a song on Kiss' debut, self-titled album
Military
- "Ma Deuce", a slang term for the M2 Browning machine gun
- "Deuce and a Half", a slang term for the M35 2-1/2 ton Cargo truck
- "Deuce", a nickname for the F-102 Delta Dagger jet fighter
- M105 Deployable Universal Combat Earthmover, a lightweight military tractor
Motoring
- The Deuce, double-decker buses serving the Las Vegas Strip
- customizers' and hot rodders' slang for the '32 Ford Model B (also "Deuce coupe")
- hot rodders' slang for the Chevy II Nova
- customizers' and hot rodders' slang for a two-barrel carburetor (usually in the phrase "three deuces")
- The 'common name' for the Harley-Davidson FXSTD/FXSTDI model motorcycle (Softail Deuce)
Other uses
- English Electric DEUCE (Digital Electronic Universal Computing Engine), a British commercial computer built by English Electric in the 1950s
- Deuce, a character from the webcomic Jerkcity
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, nicknamed "The Deuce" or "Ace Deuce"
- A slang term for feces, related to the euphemism "Number 2" "Dropping A Deuce"
- A name for the devil, usually used as a mild oath, for example, "What the deuce is going on here?" and "What the Deuce?" (for instance, used by Mr. Rochester in Jane Eyre, Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet, and Stewie Griffin in Family Guy).
- "Deuce", used to denote the two-finger peace sign used as a valediction
- Deuce (DUI), a common term for a driving under the influence case or suspect in California
- Double Deuce, the name of a bar in the movie Roadhouse
- Double Deuce, a Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker
- The Deuce - former Red Light District near Times Square in New York City. Comprises West 42nd Street between 6th and 8th Avenues.
- "Deuce deuce" is commonly used to refer to a .22 caliber handgun, especially in AAVE.