Meanings
noundevil's luck (uncountable)
- idiomaticuncountableastounding good luck.
Origin
People who were always lucky were once thought to have to have made a pact with the Devil.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish moukan tuuri
- moukan tuuriastounding good luck
French chance du diable
- chance du diableastounding good luck
Polish cholerne szczęście
- cholerne szczęścieastounding good luck
Russian черто́вское везе́ние
- черто́вское везе́ние (čertóvskoje vezénije)astounding good luck
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devil's luck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20luck
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“devil's luck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20luck. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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