Deuce 1925295 224362319 2008-07-08T14:53:44Z 82.30.73.253 /* Military */ {{wiktionarypar|deuce}} {{TOCright}} '''Deuce''', derived from Latin, refers to the number [[two]]. '''Deuce''' may also refer to: ==Sports and games== *A [[playing card]] with the number two; in most games the lowest-ranked card *[[Deuce-to-seven low]], a method for evaluating low hands in poker *In [[Tennis score|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 *[[Jimmy Reiher, Jr.]], a professional wrestler using the ring name "Deuce" *[[Clint Dempsey]], an American soccer player ==Entertainment== *''[[Deuces]]'', A fictional gang in the 1992 movie South Central. Named after the fact that the gang grew quickly and multiplied. *''[[Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo]]'', a 1999 comedy film starring Rob Schneider *'' [[Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo]]'' the 2005 sequel to the 1999 film. *''[[Deuces Wild]]'', a 2002 film starring Johnny Knoxville *[[Deuce (play)|''Deuce'' (play)]], a play by Terence McNally *[[Fire Deuce]], side-project band of Travis Stever *[[Deuce (band)]], a UK pop band from the mid '90s *[[Deuce (Beautiful Creatures album)|''Deuce'' (Beautiful Creatures album)]], an album by glam-metal band Beautiful Creatures *[[Deuce (The D.O.C. album)|''Deuce'' (The D.O.C. album)]], an album by rapper The D.O.C. *[[Deuce (Korn DVD)|''Deuce'' (Korn DVD)]], a music DVD released by Korn *[[Deuce (Rory Gallagher album)|''Deuce'' (Rory Gallagher album)]], a 1971 album by Rory Gallagher *[[Deuce (song)|"Deuce" (song)]], a song on Kiss' debut, self-titled album * "The Deuce" WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio's second program service. * A lyric of the famous song "I Am What I Am" from Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "[[La Cage aux Folles]]" (1983-1987) is as follows: "I am what I am and what I am needs no excuses/I deal my own deck sometimes the ace, sometimes the '''deuces'''". ==Military== *"[[Ma deuce|Ma Deuce]]", a slang term for the M2 Browning machine gun *"[[Deuce and a half|Deuce and a Half]]", a slang term for the M35 2-1/2 ton Cargo truck ==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 1932 [[Ford Model B]] car *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 Two|"Number 2"]] *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]]). *"Deuce", used to denote the two-finger [[V sign|peace sign]] used as a valediction *[[Deuce_(DUI)|"Deuce," California Criminal Law]]: Common usage for a Driving Under the Influence case or suspect. Cal. Vehicle Code sec. 23152. * [[List of Polish musicians|Polish musician]] [[Piotrek Połoz]] under the artist name of Deuce *[[Dirty Deuce]], Bexar Bulverde Vol. Fire Department "Temporary" station 2. {{disambig}} [[de:Daus]] [[nds:Duus]] [[fr:Deuce]]