chuck the deuces

verb

To choose to separate from somebody; to leave another person or group.

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Meanings

verbchuck the deuces (third-person singular simple present chucks the deuces, present participle chucking the deuces, simple past and past participle chucked the deuces)

present singular third person chucks the deuces · participle present chucking the deuces · participle past chucked the deuces · past chucked the deuces

  1. African-American VernacularTo choose to separate from somebody; to leave another person or group.

    I wanted nothing to do with that woman outside of this S.I. piece, and then we could chuck the deuces and go back to our lives.

    2021, Love Belvin, Our Reckless Hope
    1 more example

    I was standing right in front of the man that abandoned me. […] He chose to chuck the deuces to an infant. I didn't have sympathy for this man.

    2021, Lolah Lace, The Boss Lady 3

    Synonyms: say goodbye

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo choose to separate from somebody; to leave another person or group.

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say goodbye
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APA

chuck the deuces. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chuck%20the%20deuces

MLA

“chuck the deuces.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chuck%20the%20deuces. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chuck the deuces,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chuck%20the%20deuces.

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