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in the hell

in the hell is the alternative form of the hell.

Meaning of the hell

Adverb

the hell (not comparable)

  1. (sometimes, vulgar) Used to indicate emphatic rejection of an assertion or request.
    • A: I can run faster than a horse.
      B: The hell you can!
  2. (sometimes, vulgar) Expletive used for emphasis, typically after an interrogative term or relative pronoun.
    • What the hell was that?

Synonyms of in the hell

Questions about in the hell

What is in the hell the alternative form of?
In the hell is the alternative form of the hell.

Words near in the hell in the dictionary

  1. in the gross
  2. in the ground
  3. in the hand
  4. in the hands of
  5. in the heat of the moment
  6. in the hell
  7. in the here and now
  8. in the hole
  9. in the hope of
  10. in the hope that
  11. in the hopper

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