Old Harry

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Old Harry

proper noun

informal The Devil. 'For if Old Harry's a mind to do a bit o' kindness for a holiday, like, who's got anything against it?'
Similar: Old Ned, Old Nick, Old Scratch, Old Serpent, Aduwallah, Adversary, Al-Shaytaan, Antichrist, archfiend, Ash-Shaytan, Azazel, Beast

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@misc{old_harry_2026,
  title = {Old Harry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/old%20harry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}