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

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

For how long depends on both how much the songs connect, and how motivated Team Swift is to continue to promote and sell the hell out of them. — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

The question of who killed Hal still looms, as does whatever the hell is going on with an allegedly jailbroken Sinestro. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

John 5, in Mick Mars’s old spot, can play the hell out of these songs. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the hell

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