Sentence:  Hugh considered saying, Then I guess I'll just have to kick you a few times instead, you frog son of a bitch. Then he thought of that fat bastard Keeton, handing him a pink slip for kicking up <WSD>dickens</WSD> in the local tavern. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  In the phrase "the dickens" ((Used as an intensifier)).