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The word “dickens,” used by Shakespeare in The Merry Wives of Windsor (‘I cannot tell what the dickens his name is”), is most probably a shortened form of “devilkins,” meaning “little devils.”
by Robin Bloor | Jul 7, 2022
The word “dickens,” used by Shakespeare in The Merry Wives of Windsor (‘I cannot tell what the dickens his name is”), is most probably a shortened form of “devilkins,” meaning “little devils.”
The word "dickens," used by Shakespeare in The Merry Wives of Windsor ('I cannot tell what the dickens his name is"), is most probably a shortened form of "devilkins," meaning "little devils."