Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An imp; a little devil.
- noun In the French West Indies, one of the petrels, Œstrelata hæsitata.
- noun In Trinidad, the guacharo, Steatornis caripensis.
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Examples
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Bon deja d'une ca fait supra longtemps que j'voulais vous montrer a quoi ressemblait mon pitit diable en tatouage!! je parle de ce diablotin qui bouffe la bible!
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2005
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Wayland was about to hazard a reply to this alarming inquiry, when the little diablotin again thrust in his oar.
Kenilworth 2004
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When he was swung down from the saddle and laid in front of a fire, sheltered from the bitter north wind that was then blowing cruelly, the bright, black, ape-like eyes of the Parisian diablotin opened with a strange gleam in them.
Under Two Flags 1839-1908 Ouida 1873
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Wayland was about to hazard a reply to this alarming inquiry, when the little diablotin again thrust in his oar.
Kenilworth Walter Scott 1801
reesetee commented on the word diablotin
Trinidadian nickname for the Oilbird (guácharo). The word is French for "little devil," and presumably refers to the bird's loud cries, which have been compared to those of tortured men.
September 3, 2008