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!"

Examples of the hell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Can someone please get this motherf---er the hell out of here? — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2026

Jazz, for those who missed it, was confused as to why Yankees fans booed the hell out of him after grounding out in the bottom of the ninth. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Hartnett hits d’ose hard Ds with zeal, making every singular verb plural while wearing the hell out of his fisherman’s hats. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

The other half is trying to understand what the hell is happening to them — emphasis on the hell part, especially when a pregnant teacher (Melissa Neal) in the group brings up Dante’s Inferno. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the hell

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
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• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel