What the deus?

[Cheez]

Where does, "What the deus?" come from and what precisely does it mean?

[Natalie27]

Where does, "What the deus?" come from and what precisely does it mean?

What the Deuce!

http://www.bartleby.com/61/46/D0174600.html

[RonBee]

I didn't know that one.

[Natalie27]

I didn't know that one.

Neither did I, Ron! Never heard that one before, not even in a movie but it's always interesting to find something new!
Live and learn....

[Sandro]

What the deuce!

According to my english x portuguese dictionary it means "Que Diabos"
Que = What
di.a.bo
[di'abu] s. m. devil, evil spirit, demon, Satan, dickens. pintar o diabo to raise Cain.

[twostep]

[QUOTE=Natalie27]Neither did I, Ron! Never heard that one before, not even in a movie but it's always interesting to find something new!
Live and learn....[/QUOTE

Try Roadhouse with Patrick Swayze

[RonBee]

What the deuce!

According to my english x portuguese dictionary it means "Que Diabos"
Que = What
di.a.bo
[di'abu] s. m. devil, evil spirit, demon, Satan, dickens. pintar o diabo to raise Cain.

That's an informative, interesting post.

Welcome to UsingEnglish, Sandro!