the hell
noun
informal + impolite
1
—used to make a statement or question more forceful
Let's get the hell out of here.
(chiefly US) They moved way the hell up north.
What the hell is going on?
2
—used to say in an angry and forceful way that one will not do something, does not agree, etc.
"It's your fault!" "The hell it is!"
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Just go to TikTok and see what the hell is out there of us three together.
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Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Romero is our best player by a mile, my mind is blown by people who say otherwise, like what the hell do that watch?
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 July 2025
And so, Frank and Dennis took to shaking down the populace after Frank sprang for two police uniforms, Dee beat the hell out of the unhoused masturbator, and Charlie seized upon his undercover Serpico cop role to attempt a series of stings on his fellow corrupt fake cops.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 10 July 2025
And then the person telling the story would freak out, because what the hell is going on?
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 4 July 2025
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Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Romero is our best player by a mile, my mind is blown by people who say otherwise, like what the hell do that watch?
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 July 2025
And so, Frank and Dennis took to shaking down the populace after Frank sprang for two police uniforms, Dee beat the hell out of the unhoused masturbator, and Charlie seized upon his undercover Serpico cop role to attempt a series of stings on his fellow corrupt fake cops.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 10 July 2025
And then the person telling the story would freak out, because what the hell is going on?
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the hell
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“The hell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hell. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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