Dickens
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late 16th century: a euphemism for ‘devil’, probably a use of the surname Dickens .
wiktionary
Origin: 1590–1600; apparently a fanciful use of the proper name Dicken, diminutive form of Dick.
etymonline
dickens
exclamation, "the Devil!," used with the definite article, formerly with the indefinite, 1590s, apparently a substitute for devil; probably altered from Dickon, the old nickname for Richard and source of the surnames Dickens and Dickenson, but if so the exact derivation and meaning are unknown. Century Dictionary points to Low German duks, düker "the deuce," variants of deuce (see deuce).
