heck

noun

1
: hell sense 2
all heck breaks loose
2
: hell sense 4
a heck of a lot of money

Examples of heck in a Sentence

it looks like heck in that boy's bedroom
Recent Examples on the Web
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And then watching the Georgia Tech game and wondering what the heck is this? Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024 Directed by David Leitch (Deadpool 2, the John Wick franchise), The Fall Guy is pure entertainment—part rom-com, part action, funny as heck, and super meta. Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024 With the arrival of specialized fabricators, though, beginning in the late 1960s, production got a heck of a lot easier. Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024 This 2024 Android flagship is a heck of a phone (8/10, WIRED Recommends). Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for heck 

Word History

Etymology

euphemism

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of heck was in 1887

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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.

Biographical Definition

Heck

biographical name

Richard F(red) 1931–2015 American chemist

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