speak of the devil, and he shall appear



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speak of the devil, and he shall 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 shall appear! We were just talking about something funny you said the other day."
See also: and, appear, he, of, shall, speak

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arkadios-Ancient Greek
Wafiya-Arabic
Yankel-Yiddish
Dominicusdo-MEE-nee-kus (Dutch)Late Roman, Dutch
NiinaNEE:-nahFinnish
Valeriana-Ancient Roman