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

After years of resentment and collateral damage, Cassie and Lexi finally make peace and get the hell out of Dodge—each pursuing her own artistic ambitions, but no longer trapped by the same family dysfunction and exploitative professional settings. —Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026

Nothing pissed me off more as an extra than not knowing what the hell the scene was about. —Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026

Cope and Cage started out hot, with Cage standing on the back of Dax’s neck and Cope whooping the hell out of FTR with a belt. —Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

The contents of the judgement are damning for Eckert and unsurprisingly, the club’s owner was in town yesterday to enquire as to what the hell is going on. —Phil Hay, New York Times, 22 May 2026

Rhymes for the hell

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