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Hasibul Alam Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

What is the meaning of "deuce" here?

how the deuce did he know that I had come from Afghanistan?
  

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Hasibul Alam H ow the deuce did he know that I had come from Afghanistan? It's an uncommon/old-fashioned expression expressing frustration/indignation/surprise. ".

  • Hasibul Alam H ow the deuce did he know that I had come from Afghanistan?
  • It's an uncommon/old-fashioned expression expressing frustration/indignation/surprise.
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  • Take a look at the last entry in the link below.
  • org/dictionary/english/deuce
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Hasibul Alam How the deuce did he know that I had come from Afghanistan?

It's an uncommon/old-fashioned expression expressing frustration/indignation/surprise. It's similar to "How the **** ...." or "How the devil ...".

Take a look at the last entry in the link below.

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Hasibul Alamhow the deuce did he know that I had come from Afghanistan?

My father used this mild expletive. Another expression is:

How in the world did he know...
How in tarnation did he know..

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