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    Was there one person named Dickens that can be tied to these phases; "Beats the Dickens out of me" and "you scared the Dickens out of me"?

    Question #114915. Asked by 29CoveRoad. (May 26 10 6:40 PM)


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    Dickens = the devil.
    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Dickens
    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006012605026

    May 26 10, 6:46 PM


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