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Devil

de·vil

UK/ˈdɛvəl/ US/ˈdɛvəl] ~ [ˈdɛvl̩/ common slang uk
noun (5) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.
3.

a word used in exclamations of confusion

  • “what the devil”
  • “the deuce with it”
  • “the dickens you say”
Synonyms
4.

a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

  • “he chased the young hellions out of his yard”
Synonyms
5.

verb

1.

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

  • “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”
  • “It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves”
Synonyms
2.

coat or stuff with a spicy paste

  • “devilled eggs”

Origin

From Middle English devil, devel, deovel, from Old English dēofol, from Proto-West Germanic *diubul, from Latin diabolus, ultimately from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “false accuser, slanderer”), also as "Satan" (in Jewish/Christian usage, translating Biblical Hebrew שָׂטָן (śātān)), from διαβάλλω (diabállō, “to slander”), literally “to throw across”, from διά (diá, “through, across”) + βάλλω (bállō, “throw”).

Phrases

  • deviled crab
  • deviled egg
  • deviled ham
  • devilled crab
  • devilled egg
  • devilled ham
  • devilled kidneys
  • devilled sausages

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