Put your dukes up, let's go.
Duke of Wellington.
Duke of Cornwall.
Duke Ellington.
Dukes of Hazzard.from what I remember of the little bit I saw on TV as a small child, it had Smoky & the Bandit energy - a lot of the stunts involved running from the cops and jumping a vehicle over stuff
but the car was called General Lee and it had a big Confederate flag on the hood, sooooooooo
Alas, thine challenge to a duel was so crass. Thine quips are weak and feeble. But thou may find honor where thine wit lacks, so I shall engage. Choose your second and start walking out the paces.
Put your dukes up, let's go.
What does this phrase mean? Are dukes fists?
Yes? Duke as fist is a pretty establisted bit of slang.
The etymology is what's gonna make you mad.
Lmao I'd never heard it in that context and yeah the etymology is a bit oblique. I'm guessing 'duke it out' comes from the same root