old nick
[noun]
Synonyms: devil, Apollyon, Beelzebub, diablo, fiend, Lucifer, Old Gooseberry, Old Scratch, Satan, serpent

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ˌOld ˈNick noun British English old-fashioned
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Perhaps from iniquity]
the Devil

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Old Nick
[British & Australian, old-fashioned, humorous]
the Devil (= the enemy of God in the Christian religion).
In his latest film, he plays a gambler who sells his soul to Old Nick in return for winning a fortune.

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Old Nick
See: FULL OF THE OLD NICK.

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