Old Nick
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Old Nick
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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Old Nick Williams is opting to donate its cleaning products, along with Durham Distillery and others, to hospitality businesses.
From Washington Times • Mar. 22, 2020
Their best answer to date is the other “goblin metal” closely associated with cobalt, nickel, whose name comes from a German spirit closely related to Old Nick.
From Economist • Mar. 22, 2018
His deputy called him diabolus bibliothecae, “the devil of the library”; others referred to him simply as Old Nick.
From The New Yorker • May 1, 2017
What pushes her over the limit is a nasty episode with Old Nick, coupled with the realisation that Jack has reached an age at which he is a plausible ally in an escape.
From The Guardian • Aug. 6, 2010
"You might learn not to beat the Old Nick around a stump with a woman like me," said Ann, firmly.
From Ann Boyd by Harben, Will N. (Will Nathaniel)
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