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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Who the hell knows what happens the rest of my life?
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Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025
What the hell, bring out the shots.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
And she should be thrown the hell out of our country.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
My Jewish forebears had got the hell out of Eastern Europe in time.
—Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025
What the hell, bring out the shots.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
And she should be thrown the hell out of our country.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
My Jewish forebears had got the hell out of Eastern Europe in time.
—Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 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 Dec. 2025.
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