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Deuce vs Dece - What's the difference?

deuce | dece |

In slang|lang=en terms the difference between deuce and dece

is that deuce is (slang) excrement while dece is (slang) decent; reasonably good.

As a noun deuce

is (cards) a card with two spots, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards or deuce can be (epithet) the devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger.

As an adjective dece is

(slang) decent; reasonably good.

deuce

English

(wikipedia deuce)

Etymology 1

(etyl) , from (etyl) deus, from (etyl) duo.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (cards) A card with two spots, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
  • (dice) A side of a die with two spots.
  • (dice) A cast of dice totalling two.
  • The number two.
  • (tennis) A tie, both players have the same number of points and one can win by scoring two additional points.
  • (baseball) A curveball
  • (custom cars) A '32 FordGeisert, Eric. "The California Spyder", in Street Rodder'', 8/99, p.34; Mayall, Joe. "Driving Impression: Reproduction Deuce Hiboy", in ''Rod Action , 2/78, p.26. in plural, 2-barrel (twin-choke) carburetors (in the term 3 deuces, an arrangement on a common intake manifold).
  • (restaurants) A table seating two diners.
  • (slang) Excrement.
    • Coordinate terms
    * (card with two spots)

    Etymology 2

    Compare , from (etyl) deus (compare (deity).)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger
    • Love is a bodily infirmity . . . which breaks out the deuce knows how or why (Thackeray)

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    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) decent; reasonably good
  • * 1993 , "Chris L Concepcion", Re: _Bad Voltage_'' (on newsgroup ''alt.cyberpunk )
    • I'm sorry but this book did not quite move me. Yeah, the slang wuz kewl, the attitude was neat, and the music was dece (if you read the book four years ago) but it's not THE BEST READ I've ever had
  • * 2006 , "Joseph.H...@gmail.com", Re: Callahan race, post-Regionals'' (on newsgroup ''rec.sport.disc )
    • Salad and Franchise both played ridiculously well after we took our lead, especially considering the ridiculous conditions of the game. I suppose the rest of Texas was dece as well, good for you
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