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dicken
dick·en [ díkin ]


interjection  Australia 
Definition:
 
1. expression of disbelief: used to express disbelief
2. emphatic use: used to reaffirm that something just said is indeed true
"You didn't?" "Dicken!"
[Late 19th century. Shortening of dickens]
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