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Deuce, derived from French, 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, 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 two 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"

People

• Deuce McAllister, an American football player for the New Orleans Saints
• 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
• Ryan Stone, a Canadian professional ice hockey player, known as "The Deuce Man"
• Deuce, the former vocalist of Hollywood Undead

Entertainment

• "Deuces", a song by Chris Brown and Tyga from their collaborative mixtape Fan of a Fan
• Deuces, a fictional gang in the 1992 movie South Central
• 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 Stephen Dorff
• Deuce (play), a play by Terrence McNally
• Fire Deuce, side-project band of Travis Stever
• Deuce (band), a UK pop band from the mid '90s
• Deuce (Beautiful Creatures album), an album by glam-metal band Beautiful Creatures
• Deuce (The D.O.C. album), an album by rapper The D.O.C.
• Deuce (Korn DVD), a music DVD released by Korn
• Deuce (Rory Gallagher album), a 1971 album by Rory Gallagher
• Deuce (Kurtis Blow album), a 1981 album by Kurtis Blow
• Deuce (song), a song on Kiss' debut, self-titled album

Military

• "Ma Deuce", a slang term for the M2 Browning machine gun
• "Deuce and a Half", a slang term for the M35 2-1/2 ton Cargo truck
• "Deuce", a nickname for the F-102 Delta Dagger jet fighter
• M105 Deployable Universal Combat Earthmover, a lightweight military tractor

Motoring

• The Deuce, double-decker buses serving the Las Vegas Strip
• customizers' and hot rodders' slang for the '32 Ford Model B (also "Deuce coupe")
• hot rodders' slang for the Chevy II Nova
• customizers' and hot rodders' slang for a two-barrel carburetor (usually in the phrase "three deuces")
• The 'common name' for the Harley-Davidson FXSTD/FXSTDI model motorcycle (Softail Deuce)

Other uses

• English Electric DEUCE (Digital Electronic Universal Computing Engine), a British commercial computer built by English Electric in the 1950s
• 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, Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet, 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
• Double Deuce, a Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker
• The Deuce - former Red Light District near Times Square in New York City. Comprises West 42nd Street between 6th and 8th Avenues.
• "Deuce deuce" is commonly used to refer to a .22 caliber handgun, especially in AAVE.

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