full of the devil meaning

• [American idiom]
  always making mischief. (Informal. Old Nick is another name for the devil.)
  • Tom is a lot of fun, but he's sure full of the devil.
  • I've never seen a child get into so much mischief He's really full of Old Nick.
  
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  [American slang]
  always making mischief.
    Little Chuckie is sure full of the devil.
    Toward the end of the school year, the kids are always full of Old Nick.

• devil:    Noun: devil & ...
• devil of it:    [American slang]n. ...
• for the devil:    [American slang]ad ...

Examples

1. "Young & Full of the Devil " was the last release by the band on Au Go Go Records.
2. "He was a fun person, full of the devil, " she said, " and the devil got him ."
3. April 1998 saw the release of " Young & Full of the Devil ", which failed to reach the top 50 ., stalling at No . 98.
4. My grandparents were sober, hard-working, no-nonsense types, but their son _ my father _ is full of the devil when it comes to playing jokes.
5. While a bright student, she often misbehaved; one of her teachers described her as " a darling child, the prettiest little girl, very clever, very artistic, and full of the devil ".