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devil  (devils plural )
1  n-proper In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit. 
the N  (=Satan) 
2  n-count A devil is an evil spirit.  (=demon) 
...the idea of angels with wings and devils with horns and hoofs.  
3  n-count You can use devil to emphasize the way you feel about someone. For example, if you call someone a poor devil, you are saying that you feel sorry for them. You can call someone you are fond of but who sometimes annoys or irritates you an old devil or a little devil. 
INFORMAL, feelings I felt sorry for Blake, poor devil...  
4 If you say that you are between the devil and the deep blue sea, you mean that you are in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally unpleasant courses of action. 
♦ between the devil and the deep blue sea  phrase v-link PHR 
5 People say speak of the devil, or in British English talk of the devil, if someone they have just been talking about appears unexpectedly. 
♦ talk/speak of the devil  phrase 
Well, talk of the devil!  
6 When you want to emphasize how annoyed or surprised you are, you can use an expression such as what the devil, how the devil, or why the devil. 
INFORMAL 
♦ what/how/why the devil  phrase 
 (emphasis)  `What the devil's the matter?'