| n. | 1. | The devil. |
| Noun | 1. | dickens - a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" |
| 2. | Dickens - English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870) Synonyms: Charles Dickens, Charles John Huffam Dickens |