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- speak of the devil, and he is sure to appear
speak of the devil, and he is sure to appear
speak of the devil, and he is sure to appear
An acknowledgment of a person who has arrived just as or after he or she was being discussed. John: "Hey everyone, sorry I'm late!" Dave: "Well, speak of the devil, and he is sure to appear! We were just talking about something funny you said the other day."
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Frank (2) | | FRANGK | English |
Maeghan | | MEG-ən | English (Rare) |
Niraj | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali |
Finlay | | - | Irish, Scottish, English |
Nilda | | - | Spanish, Portuguese |
Jonatan | | YO-nah-tahn (German) | Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German |