Devil
Old Nick
Old Nick noun - (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell.
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While not as common nowadays as Old Nick, Old Harry is another term for the devil, as used in The BBC radio comedy Old Harry's Game.
Source: Louis Cypher - Kris Kristofferson's "To Beat The Devil" has him meet up with old Nick in a bar and being showed how to write a hit song in exchange for accepting that his music will never matter.
Source: Deal With The Devil / Music -
Nicky's is a Shout-Out to the fact that the Devil was often called "Old Nick" in English slang.
Source: Film / Little Nicky
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