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'''Deuce''', derived from French, refers to the number [[two]].
'''Deuce''', derived from French, refers the color watermelon


'''Deuce''' may also refer to:
'''Deuce''' may also refer to: having a extra large penis


==Sports and games==
==Sports and games==

Revision as of 00:38, 14 June 2009

Deuce, derived from French, refers the color watermelon

Deuce may also refer to: having a extra large penis

Sports and games

  • A playing card with the number two; in most games the lowest-ranked card, but in Tien len (VC) it is the highest-ranked card
  • Deuce-to-seven low, a method for evaluating low hands in poker
  • In tennis scoring, when 2 players both have a score of 40. Two consecutive points would need to be scored to win the game.
  • ESPN 2, a sports television network nicknamed "the deuce"
  • In baseball, a curveball is often referred to as "a deuce"
  • A card game like Euchre and Spades also referred to as Deuce (card game).

People

  • Deuce McAllister, an American football player for the New Orleans Saints
  • Deuce McMurphy, - Golf, Basketball, Hockey, baseball and soccer star for various Atlanta teams.
  • Jimmy Reiher, Jr., a professional wrestler who formally used the ring name "Deuce". He presently wrestles under the name "Sim Snuka", as he is the son of Jimmy Snuka.
  • Clint Dempsey, an American soccer player

Entertainment

Military

Other uses

  • English Electric DEUCE (Digital Electronic Universal Computing Engine), a British commercial computer built by English Electric in the 1950s
  • The Deuce, double-decker buses serving the Las Vegas Strip
  • "Deuce coupe", a slang term for the Ford Model B (1932)
  • The 'common name' for the Harley-Davidson FXSTD/FXSTDI model motorcycle (Softail Deuce)
  • Deuce, a character from the webcomic Jerkcity
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan, nicknamed "The Deuce" or "Ace Deuce"
  • A slang term for feces, related to the euphemism "Number 2" "Dropping A Deuce"
  • A name for the devil, usually used as a mild oath, for example, "What the deuce is going on here?" and "What the Deuce?" (for instance, used by Mr. Rochester in Jane Eyre and Stewie Griffin in Family Guy).
  • "Deuce", used to denote the two-finger peace sign used as a valediction
  • Deuce (DUI), a common term for a driving under the influence case or suspect in California
  • Double Deuce, the name of a bar in the movie Roadhouse