dick|ens «DIHK uhnz», noun, interjection.
Usually, the dickens, a mild oath or exclamation of surprise or annoyance; the deuce; the devil: »
I cannot tell what the dickens his name is (Shakespeare). The dickens! Has the Rogue of a Count play'd us another trick then? (Vanbrugh and Cibber).
╂[perhaps < Dickon (diminutive) < Dick, for Richard, a man's name]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.