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Definition of speak of the devil.
speak of the devil.
expression
- said when a person who was recently being discussed appears.
Well, speak of the devil.
Last edited on Aug 07 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 07 2010.
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Other terms relating to 'devil': | |
| Definitions include: a devious person. | |
| Definitions include: To tell someone something, even though it may not be right. | |
| Definitions include: a lawyer, usually a shady one | |
| Definitions include: marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: used for general emphasis, often with a question. | |
| Definitions include: an extremely nasty female. | |
| Definitions include: see the devil. | |
| Definitions include: in a debate, to take the opposing side. | |
| Definitions include: See the devil. | |
| Definitions include: See the devil. | |
| Definitions include: See the devil. | |
| Definitions include: See the devil. | |
| Definitions include: See the devil. | |
Other terms relating to 'of': | |
| Definitions include: a worthless person. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence. | |
| Definitions include: "not all there". | |
| Definitions include: skittish. | |
| Definitions include: an amount of violence. | |
| Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: many. | |
| Definitions include: an emphatic "yes". | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
Other terms relating to 'speak': | |
| Definitions include: speech commonly found in corporations, often filled with buzzwords, jargon, and "verbed" nouns. | |
| Definitions include: technical language. | |
| Definitions include: a form of chat writing in which letters are replaced with similar-looking numbers and punctuation. | |
| Definitions include: a variant of written language that replaces letters with similar looking numbers or symbols, or similar sounding letter combinations. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit. | |
| Definitions include: to be able to use the terminology used in a particular line of work, field of business, field of study, etc. | |
| Definitions include: to have the same beliefs. | |
| Definitions include: the words and phrases that are (mostly) unique to communication on the world wide web. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone. | |
| Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: inclusive. | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
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