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

Trump responded to the funeral, saying Iran had been knocked the hell out. — Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026

The once-inseparable besties haven’t even been seen together since 2018, so how the hell did Kloss nab an invite to Swift’s wedding? — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026

But your abhorrence of the outcomes of particular elections doesn’t justify your saying, Well, the hell with that. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Raquel missed a clothesline attempt, but then clotheslined the hell out of Maxxine on her second try. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Rhymes for the hell

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