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deucededuction from one’s paycheck. More of my pay goesto deducks than I get myself. What’s this duck for?deduction n. a child. (Actually a child is an exemptionon the U.S. income tax return.) How many littledeductions do you have running around your home?def [dEf] 1. mod. better; cool. (Originally black. Fromdefinitive.) Man, that yogurt is def! 2. mod. definitely. This is def the best there is.defrosted mod. even with someone who has insulted,embarrassed, or angered oneself. He yelled at her tillhe was defrosted, and then things settled down.déjà moo n. [tired] old bullshit. (Based on déjà vu, andthe moo brings in the bovine aspect. Contrived, butadmirable nonetheless.) Are you still peddling thatnonsense? Nothing but déjà moo, all over again.delish [d@”lIS] mod. delicious. Oh, this cake is just delish.delts [dElts] n. the deltoid muscles. (Bodybuilding.) Look at the delts on that dame!desk jockey n. someone who works at a desk in an office.(Patterned on disk jockey.) I couldn’t stand being acooped-up desk jockey.deuce [dus] 1. n. the devil. (Always with the.) I’ll knockthe deuce out of you if you come around here again. 2. n.the two in playing cards. If I could only get a deuce.3. n. two dollars. Can you loan me a deuce till payday?4. n. a two-year prison sentence. (Underworld.) The DA made sure that Mooshoo got more than a deuce.5. n. a table for two. Give the next couple the deuceover in the corner.57