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talk of the devil, and he will appear
talk 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, talk of the devil, and he will appear! We were just chatting about something funny you said the other day."
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Geraldo | | he-RAHL-do (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
Ishmael | | ISH-may-əl (English), ISH-mee-əl (English) | Biblical |
Uilani | | - | Hawaiian |
Julija | | YOO-lee-yah (Slovene) | Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian |
Bianca | | [bi'æŋkə] | |
Grga | | - | Croatian |