dickensPronunciation: /ˈdɪkɪnz/Definition of dickens noun [in singular] informal, dated used for emphasis, or to express annoyance or surprise when asking questions:what the dickens is going on? they work like the dickensOrigin: late 16th century: a euphemism for 'devil', probably a use of the surname Dickensdickens in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of dickens in the US English dictionary
