DICKENS WITH, THE

(colloquial) I, we, etc., do not care about (a person or thing). Dickens is a word often used in exclamations and mild oaths instead of devil or hell. —Perception of Truth Approved Glossary (9 June 92)

(colloquial) I, we, etc., do not care about (a person or thing). Dickens is a word often used in exclamations and mild oaths instead of devil or hell. (colloquial) I, we, etc., do not care about (a person or thing). Dickens is a word often used in exclamations and mild oaths instead of devil or hell. Well, the dickens with this kind of stuff.