Old Nick Hear it!

Old Nick definition

Old Nick

the Devil; Satan

Etymology: prob. contr. < Nicholas, but ? *nik- < Gmc *niq-, water sprite, goblin: see nix

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.