Deuce

Mon Jan 1 00:35:28 UTC 2007

>Has anyone done any work on documenting "deuce" as meaning a crap or a shit?
>I'm not sure how old it is or what its etymology is, but I'm curious. ....

I've never heard it. I suppose it's probably derived from a euphemism or
infantilism such as "go number two" = "defecate".

-- Doug Wilson

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