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Most people were still very credulous in their religion at that time and found many substitutes for the word "devil." The superstition went if you name the devil, he will appear, so dickens (not connected in any way with Charles Dickens or any of his family) was used as one of those substitute words. Rather than saying "What the devil" they would instead say "What the dickens."
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What is the pseudonym Charles Dickens used in a Christmas carol?
The only pseudonym Dickens ever used was Boz, and he only used that at the beginning of his career.
What is Charles Dickens' first name?
Charles John Huffam Dickens Nickname-Boz He used his nickname in the early of his writing career.
Where does the phase Hurts like the dickens come from?
Nothing to do with Charles Dickens. Dickens is a euphemism for the word devil, possibly via devilkins. Shakespeare used it.
What is Charles Dickens pen name?
Charles Dickens' pen name was Boz, which he used when writing sketches for various periodicals in the 1830s before gaining fame as a novelist.
Which of these sentences uses correct capitalization Charles dickens wrote about the debtors prisons that were used since dark ages.?
Charles Dickens wrote about the debtor's prisons that were used since the Dark Ages.
What was Charles Dickens' other name he sometimes used to write with?
Boz
Who is John Dickens?
John Dickens was the father of Charles Dickens.
What was Charles Dickens mother called?
The name of Charles Dickens mother was Elizabeth Dickens.
What is the three letter name used by Charles dickens?
His pen name was Boz, an old family nickname.
Who were the names of Charles Dickens parents?
Charles Dickens father was John Dickens (1786-1851), and his mother was Elizabeth (née Barrow, 1789-1863).
How many children did john dickens have?
Eight: * Frances (Fanny) Elizabeth Dickens * Charles Dickens * Frederick Dickens * Alfred Lamert Dickens * Augustus Dickens * Letitia Dickens * Harriet Dickens * Augustus Newnham Dickens
What does slow as the dickens mean?
The term "the dickens" means "to the point of ridiculousness"Therefore saying "slow as the dickens" means you are being ridiculously slow(Writer Charles Dickens was known for the fact that is his books he would often take a minor detail and exaggerate it for sake of comedy)
