in the hell
idiom
informal + impolite
—used to make a question more forceful
How in the hell did that happen?
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“In the hell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20hell. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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