Devlin Edit Meaning

1.

noun: a grammar term which denotes the point in the novel where the meaning of the title is revealed.

The devlin in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is revealed very early in the novel.

See grammar, title, novel, devin, literary

2.

Often drunk, mostly ginger, 100% irish

wanna go pull a devlin?!?!!?!?

See irish, drunk, ginger

3.

A loser, a dumbass, a douchebag. Usually used after someone makes an unwise move. Taken from the Governor Devlin character on the HBO show "OZ" due to his smug, douchebag-like behavior.

Friend says: "'Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo' is the best movie of 2005!"

You reply: "WTF you talkin' about, Devlin!?!"

4.

devlin (de’v*lin) adj. 1. Morally corrupt; heartless; brutal; cold-blooded; merciless; etc. 2. See devil 3. Possessing no life; without a social life; completely pathetic 4. a person who tries to prove a point but fails miserably 5. Hated by all; loathed; despised: detested: all hates that devlin guy 6. Utterly shameless; disgrace to humanity; lewd 7. a person who takes it up the ass too hard 8. a cunt 9. gay; lesbian; homo-sexual 10. – n. a place that resembles a concentration camp. 11. – n. a cold, desolate, life-less area 12. – n. a cunt 13. – adv. Something that is done horribly; done without style 14. – adv. Anything of that manner 15. -pro n. anything that is devlin 16. MS. DEVLIN 17. – n. Surg. Something used to clean assholes with –devlinly – adv. –devliness – pronoun (< OE dev and ON li >n =a devil)