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- [goh too stressed th ee dev-uh l]
- /goʊ tu stressed ði ˈdɛv əl/
- /ɡəʊ tuː ðə ˈdev.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goh too stressed th ee dev-uh l]
- /goʊ tu stressed ði ˈdɛv əl/
Definitions of go to the devil words
- noun go to the devil Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption. 1
- noun go to the devil an atrociously wicked, cruel, or ill-tempered person. 1
- noun go to the devil a person who is very clever, energetic, reckless, or mischievous. 1
- noun go to the devil a person, usually one in unfortunate or pitiable circumstances: The poor devil kept losing jobs through no fault of his own. 1
- noun go to the devil Also called printer's devil. Printing. a young worker below the level of apprentice in a printing office. 1
- noun go to the devil any of various mechanical devices, as a machine for tearing rags, a machine for manufacturing wooden screws, etc. 1
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Origin of go to the devil
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English devel, Old English dēofol < Late Latin diabolus < Greek diábolos Satan (Septuagint, NT), literally, slanderer (noun), slanderous (adj.), verbid of diabállein to assault someone's character, literally, to throw across, equivalent to dia- dia- + bállein to throw
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Parts of speech for Go to the devil
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exclamation
go to the devil popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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