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
  • And this even prompted former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to call Russia an enemy of the Iranian people and accuse them of caving to Satan.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
  • Gregory Peck plays a diplomat who secretly adopts a baby who turns out to be the son of Satan.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • There may devils in these details Jenkins is a former Detroit City Council president and nonprofit CEO.
    M.L. Elrick, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
  • In retrospect, both fans and Grenier himself have asserted that Nate may be the actual villain of The Devil Wears Prada, and not the titular devil herself.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The 10-episode Exiles comes from a new creative team, with Jason Ning (Lucifer) as showrunner.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 May 2025
  • Production on the spinoff is set to begin this summer in Los Angeles, with Jason Ning (Lucifer, Mrs. Davis) tapped to serve as showrunner.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 May 2025
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“Old Nick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Old%20Nick. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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