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devil devil

noun

devil devil

noun

Etymology Reduplicated form of devil; originally in Australian Pidgin English.

1

Australia An evil spirit in traditional Aboriginal belief.

  • But his lubra was there: she said he had gone away on some devil-devil business.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 74:
  • She said they had to hide from the bad people because they might be devil-devils in disguise.2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 282:

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