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Gurgen Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

..hurt the dickens out of you

We're very violent! And we will hurt the dickens out of you, old man!

I know what mean is you scared the dickens out of me

but what does it mean hurt the dickens out of you?

thanks...
  

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dickens is a euphemism for devil , which in turn is a euphemism for **** . In fact it's so euphemistic that it seems almost prudish in today's world, and therefore incongruous in the situation described. In any case it means they will hurt the old man very much indeed.

— CalifJim

  • dickens is a euphemism for devil , which in turn is a euphemism for **** .
  • In fact it's so euphemistic that it seems almost prudish in today's world, and therefore incongruous in the situation described.
  • In any case it means they will hurt the old man very much indeed.
  • CJ
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dickens is a euphemism for devil, which in turn is a euphemism for ****. In fact it's so euphemistic that it seems almost prudish in today's world, and therefore incongruous in the situation described.

In any case it means they will hurt the old man very much indeed.

CJ
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