"lupus in fabula" meaning in Latin

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          "english": "Say, you were talking about somebody or other, and all of a sudden that person comes, then you say: \"talk of the devil!\"",
          "ref": "Pompeius, Commentum in Artis Donati partem tertiam in Heinrich Keil, Grammatici Latini 5.311.31K",
          "text": "Puta dē nescioquō loquēbāris et subitō venit is, dīcis tū, \"lupus in fābulā!\""
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          "text": "Dē Varrōne loquēbāmur. Lupus in fābulā: vēnit enim ad mē …"
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