plural of Tasmanian devil

A devil representing a person's temptations in works of fiction, portrayed as sitting on one shoulder while a shoulder angel occupies the other.

plural of shoulder devil

A legal requirement to achieve an impossible proof. Remedies are reversing the burden of proof, or giving additional rights to the individual faced with this requirement.

An avian cryptid of Sri Lanka, said to emit human-sounding shrieks that portend death; possibly the spot-bellied eagle owl (Bubo nipalensis) or Ceylon highland nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus).

plural of devil bird

(idiomatic) Used to add emphasis to “what” when beginning a question.

(idiomatic, sociology) A person or type of person blamed by the public for various ills, as during a moral panic.

plural of folk devil

(Chicago, Maryland, New Jersey, coastal New England, and especially Michigan) A particular night, commonly the night of the 30th to the 31st of October, during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods.