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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The problem with that was Warner Bros wanted the connection, was paying Blair a lot of money, and would market the hell out of their sequel to their original cash cow.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
Now, with either Al Horford or Quenten Post at the 5, the Warriors have a sweet-shooting big man who can get the hell up out of the way of Butler and Green.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
And where the hell is everybody?
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
What the hell is wrong with people nowadays.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
Now, with either Al Horford or Quenten Post at the 5, the Warriors have a sweet-shooting big man who can get the hell up out of the way of Butler and Green.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
And where the hell is everybody?
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
What the hell is wrong with people nowadays.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 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 10 Nov. 2025.
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