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

Case in point: his goal for Portugal Under-17s against Morocco in September 2023, a ludicrous solo effort that left a trail of dazed defenders scratching their heads and wondering what the hell had just happened. —Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

This government is deepening the hell that both peoples in this region are living in. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025

Here's my message to Elon: Stay the hell away from Social Security. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

There are moments throughout Alexander Ullom’s debut feature that are genuinely unnerving, as four 20-somethings try to figure out just what the hell is going on from the confines of their white Jeep. —Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for the hell

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