the hell

noun

informal + impolite

—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?

—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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His villainous character, Clyde Weston, was shot in the December 11 episode by Catherina Greene (Susan Elena Matus) for all the hell he’s brought to her family. —

Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024 The things that really excite me about Outlander are these moments of, 'What the hell? —

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024 What the hell was this pioneer of cinematic grimdark, this master of cool surfaces and downcast narratives, doing making a movie that suggested love was a physical force even more powerful than gravity? —

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024 Of course, all jokes are made with love, because Rihanna is wearing the hell out of this outfit. —

Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the hell