as in Satan
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell he gave me a look that would scare Old Nick

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Noun
  • At Logan, upon her return from Lebanon to the Great Satan (as her Hezbollah heart-throbs call the US), the feds got a load of the pictures of multiple Muslim terrorists on her phone.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Join 1 other in the comments View Comments RJ Rushmore, an art enthusiast from Philadelphia, began closely following MSCHF’s work following the Satan Shoes controversy in 2021 and, soon after, started collecting pieces from its drops.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • To break the cycle of bias, Play devil’s advocate with yourself.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Fire in the birthing cabin, where another devil stands.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The end of the first season saw Dream (Tom Sturridge) endeavor to become a gentler overlord of the Dreaming; meanwhile, Gwendoline Christie's malevolent Lucifer Morningstar plots with Roger Allam's Lord Azazel to foil Dream's plans, and wreak havoc on the entire waking world.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In the source material, Lucifer Morningstar (Gwendoline Christie) leaves Hell, locks its gates, and gives the key to Dream.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Old Nick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Old%20Nick. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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