drop a deuce

verb

"drop-a-deuce" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“drop a deuce” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To release feces into a toilet; to defecate.

Corpus desk

Index EN-drop-a-deuce · drop a deuce · English

drop a deuce · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for drop a deuce
PropertyValue
Headworddrop a deuce
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “drop a deuce” in English

drop a deucefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

drop a deuce is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To release feces into a toilet; to defecate.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for drop a deuce in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From slang use of deuce (“number two”) in reference to feces. The correct English form is drop a deuce, spelled D-R-O-P- -A- -D-E-U-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To release feces into a toilet; to defecate.

Etymology

From slang use of deuce (“number two”) in reference to feces.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drop a deuce"?
"drop a deuce" is spelled D-R-O-P- -A- -D-E-U-C-E.
What does "drop a deuce" mean?
As a verb, "drop a deuce" means: To release feces into a toilet; to defecate.
What is the origin of the word "drop a deuce"?
From slang use of deuce (“number two”) in reference to feces. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list