as in Satan
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell he gave me a look that would scare Old Nick

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Noun
  • The Comedy Central series' new episode, which aired Wednesday, continued its season-long thread of mocking Trump and depicting him in a romantic relationship with Satan.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The show continues to run with its gag of depicting Trump with comically small genitals and as Satan’s lover.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The term Jab Jab itself comes from the French term for devil.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
  • In Michelangelo’s Last Judgment a devil drags one of the damned to hell by his testicles (which sounds like heaven to me).
    Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • It’s been three years since Spoon’s last album, Lucifer on the Sofa.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Griffin’s other credits include The Bad Guy, Jersey Boys, Lucifer and S.W.A.T., to name just a few.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Old Nick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Old%20Nick. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.

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