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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There’s something deeply American about the constant push between frustration and hope, between asking what the hell is going on and still believing there's something worth fighting for.
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Time, 6 May 2026
Bobby just sang the hell out of it.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026
But like Unique, RZA doesn’t know how to fight his way out of the hell that surrounds him.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The tail is not yet cooked—though the hell-fire in which the whole book is broiled might not unreasonably have cooked it all ere this.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
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Time, 6 May 2026
Bobby just sang the hell out of it.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026
But like Unique, RZA doesn’t know how to fight his way out of the hell that surrounds him.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The tail is not yet cooked—though the hell-fire in which the whole book is broiled might not unreasonably have cooked it all ere this.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
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 11 May. 2026.
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