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talk of the devil, and he shall appear
talk 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, talk of the devil, and he shall appear! We were just chatting about something funny you said the other day."
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Amalric | | AM-əl-rik (English), ə-MAL-rik (English) | Ancient Germanic |
Anbu | | - | Tamil |
Maxen | | - | Welsh (Anglicized) |
GÉRaud | | zhe-RO | French |
Mahesha | | - | Hinduism |
Spirit | | SPIR-it | English (Rare) |