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hell-hole

hell-hole is the alternative form of hellhole.

Meaning of hellhole

Noun

hellhole (plural hellholes)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, slang) A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
    • Once the Old Nichol had been razed, the search was on for London's new hell hole.2015, Ed Glinert, East End Chronicles, Penguin UK, →ISBN

Forms of hell-hole

pluralhell-holes

Questions about hell-hole

What is hell-hole the alternative form of?
Hell-hole is the alternative form of hellhole.

Words near hell-hole in the dictionary

  1. hell-born
  2. hell-brewed
  3. hell-diver
  4. hell-divers
  5. hell-for-leather
  6. hell-hole
  7. hell-holes
  8. hell-hound
  9. hell-hounds
  10. hell-raiser
  11. hell-raisers

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