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- speak of the devil, and he will appear
speak of the devil, and he will appear
speak of the devil, and he will 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 will appear! We were just talking about something funny you said the other day."
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Self | | [self] | |
Ilie | | - | Romanian |
Hormazd | | HOR-mazd | Persian Mythology |
Agnon | | ['ɑ:g.nɔ:n] | |
Lycurgus | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
Jaquelyn | | JAK-ə-lin | English (Rare) |