Deuce
Encyclopedia
Deuce, derived from French, refers to the number two and is commonly used to refer to the 2 in poker
and other card games.
Deuce may also refer to:
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
and other card games.
Deuce may also refer to:
People
- Deuce McAllisterDeuce McAllisterDulymus Jenod "Deuce" McAllister is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
, an American football player for the New Orleans Saints - Jimmy Reiher, Jr., a wrestler who formally used the ring name "Deuce", now wrestles under the name "Sim Snuka"
- Kenny "Deuce" Garner, American mixed martial arts fighter
- Clint DempseyClint DempseyClinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker....
, an American soccer player - Ryan StoneRyan StoneRyan Adam Stone is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently under contract with the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
, a Canadian ice hockey player, known as "The Deuce Man"
Musicians
- Fire DeuceFire DeuceFire Deuce is a band created as a side-project by Travis Stever, the lead guitarist of Coheed and Cambria. The band features members of other bands, such as Joey Eppard, Billy Riker, Chris Gartmann, and Joe Stote from the band 3, Claudio Sanchez from the band Coheed and Cambria, and Josh Eppard...
, side-project band of Travis Stever - Deuce (band)Deuce (band)Deuce were a British pop group that found success in the mid 1990s. A two male, two female quartet, they released four Top 30 singles in the UK charts during 1995 and 1996, before splitting up in 1997.-Career:...
, a UK pop band from the mid '90s - DeuceDeuce (singer)Aron Erlichman , better known by his stage name Deuce, is an American singer, rapper, record producer, and songwriter. Brought to fame as one of the co-founders and lead vocalist of rap rock band Hollywood Undead, Deuce has since branched into solo work and is preparing to release his label debut...
, an American singer/rapper formerly from the band Hollywood UndeadHollywood UndeadHollywood Undead is an American rap rock band from Los Angeles, California. They released their debut album, Swan Songs, on September 2, 2008, and their live CD/DVD Desperate Measures, on November 10, 2009. Their second studio album, American Tragedy, was released April 5, 2011...
Songs
- "DeucesDeuces (song)"Deuces" is a song by American recording artist Chris Brown, taken from his mixtape Fan of a Fan . It was written by Brown, Tyga, and Kevin McCall, with the latter also producing the song. The R&B ballad also features guest vocal performances from Tyga and McCall. Lyrically, the song is about...
", a song by Chris Brown and Tyga from their collaborative mixtape Fan of a Fan - Deuce (song)Deuce (song)"Deuce" is a song written by Kiss bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons that first appeared on Kiss' eponymous 1974 debut album. In addition to being one of the band's most popular and most-covered songs, "Deuce" is a traditional concert opener...
, a song on Kiss' debut, self-titled album
Albums
- Deuce (The D.O.C. album)Deuce (The D.O.C. album)Deuce is the third studio album by West Coast Dallas rapper The D.O.C., and the second since the car accident which severely damaged his larynx. The only single released from Deuce was "The Shit", which features fellow former-N.W.A. members MC Ren and Ice Cube, along with Snoop Dogg and Six2.The...
, an album by rapper The D.O.C. - Deuce (Rory Gallagher album), a 1971 album by Rory Gallagher
- Deuce (Kurtis Blow album), a 1981 album by Kurtis Blow
- Deuce (Korn DVD)Deuce (Korn DVD)Deuce is the second DVD by the American nu metal band, Korn. It was released on June 11, 2002 - the same day as band's fifth studio release, Untouchables. The DVD was certified platinum by RIAA...
, a music DVD released by Korn - Deuce (Beautiful Creatures album)Deuce (Beautiful Creatures Album)Deuce is the second album released by the band Beautiful Creatures. It was released in 2005 under the Spitfire label.-Track listing:All tracks by Beautiful Creatures#"Anyone" – 2:40#"Freedom" – 2:56#"Unforgiven" – 3:53#"Save Me" – 3:28...
, a 2005 album by Beautiful Creatures
Film
- Deuce Bigalow: Male GigoloDeuce Bigalow: Male GigoloDeuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a 1999 comedy film starring Rob Schneider. Other cast members include Eddie Griffin, Amy Poehler, Oded Fehr, Arija Bareikis, and William Forsythe....
, a 1999 comedy film starring Rob Schneider - Deuce Bigalow: European GigoloDeuce Bigalow: European GigoloDeuce Bigalow: European Gigolo is the 2005 sequel to the 1999 film Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, from Happy Madison Productions. Rob Schneider returns in the role of a male prostitute Deuce Bigalow who visits his former pimp T.J...
the 2005 sequel to the 1999 film. - Deuces WildDeuces WildDeuces Wild is a 2002 American action-crime film directed by Scott Kalvert and written by Paul Kimatian and Christopher Gambale, who also created the story. It stars Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, James Franco, Matt Dillon, and Fairuza Balk amongst others. The film is set in 1958 Brooklyn, New York City...
, a 2002 film starring Stephen Dorff - Deuces, a fictional gang in the 1992 movie South CentralSouth Central (film)South Central is a 1992 drama film, written and directed by Stephen Milburn Anderson. This film is an adaptation of the 1987 novel Crips by Donald Bakeer, a former high school teacher in South Central Los Angeles. The film stars Glenn Plummer, Byron Minns, and Christian Coleman. South Central was...
Other works of entertainment
- Double DeuceDouble DeuceDouble Deuce is the nineteenth Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. The story follows Boston-based PI Spenser as he and his friend Hawk butt heads against a street gang while attempting to unravel the murder of a teenage mother and her young daughter....
, a Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker - Deuce (play)Deuce (play)Deuce is a play by Terrence McNally. The Broadway production, directed by Michael Blakemore, starred Angela Lansbury as blue collar Leona Mullen and Marian Seldes as well-bred Midge Barker, two former successful tennis partners, now retired, who reunite to be honored at a women's quarterfinals...
, a play by Terrence McNally - Double Deuce, the name of a bar in the movie RoadhouseRoad House (1989 film)Road House is a 1989 American action film partially based on the life of Norman "Storm" Cantwell, directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring Patrick Swayze as a bouncer at a newly-refurbished roadside bar who protects a small town in Missouri from a corrupt businessman. Sam Elliot also plays a...
Military
- "Ma Deuce", a slang term for the M2 Browning machine gun
- "Deuce and a Half", a slang term for the M35 2½ ton Cargo truck
- "Deuce", a nickname for the F-102 Delta DaggerF-102 Delta DaggerThe Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was a US interceptor aircraft built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s. Entering service in 1956, its main purpose was to intercept invading Soviet bomber fleets...
jet fighter - "Deuces", An Air Force Vehicle Operator slang term for the radio 10 series code 10-22 last assignment complete.
Motoring
- The DeuceThe DeuceThe Deuce is the name of the double-decker bus line serving Las Vegas operated by RTC Transit. These buses went into service on October 27, 2005...
, double-decker buses serving the Las Vegas Strip - Deuce, common name for the Harley-DavidsonHarley-DavidsonHarley-Davidson , often abbreviated H-D or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer. Founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the first decade of the 20th century, it was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression...
FXSTD/FXSTDI model motorcycle (Softail Deuce) - Deuce Coupe refers to the Ford Model B (1932)Ford Model B (1932)The Model B was a Ford automobile with production starting with model year 1932 and ending with 1934. It was a much updated version of the Model A and was replaced by the 1935 Ford Model 48...
Other uses
- English Electric DEUCEEnglish Electric DEUCEThe DEUCE was one of the earliest British commercially available computers, built by English Electric from 1955.It was the production version of the Pilot ACE, itself a cut down version of Alan Turing's ACE....
(Digital Electronic Universal Computing Engine), a British commercial computer built by English Electric in the 1950s - Ann Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
, nicknamed "The Deuce" or "Ace Deuce" - Deuce (DUI)Deuce (DUI)A drunk driving charge under California vehicle code section 23152 is commonly referred to as a 'deuce'. For many years when driving under the influence was prohibited in California by Vehicle Code section 502 and later by section 23102 a drunk driving violation was known as a 'deuce'.A ‘deuce’ in...
, a common term for a driving under the influence case or suspect in California - Deuce, a tie in a game of tennis
- Deuce, the former identification for KWGN-TVKWGN-TVKWGN-TV, virtual channel 2 , is a television station in Denver, Colorado, owned by the Tribune Company and affiliated with the CW Television Network...
, Denver, Colorado. - Meaning "peace" when said while using the V signV signThe V sign is a hand gesture in which the index and middle fingers are raised and parted, while the other fingers are clenched. It has various meanings, depending on the cultural context and how it is presented...
, since this sign requires the use of two fingers.