old nick

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ohld nik]
- /oʊld nɪk/
- /əʊld nɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ohld nik]
- /oʊld nɪk/

Definitions of old nick words

noun old nick the devil; Satan. 1
noun old nick the Devil; Satan 0

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Origin of old nick

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Old nick

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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old nick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

old nick usage trend in Literature

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