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snowball's chance in heck

snowball's chance in heck is the euphemistic form of snowball's chance in hell.

Meaning of snowball's chance in hell

Noun

a snowball's chance in hell

  1. (derogatory, excessive, idiomatic, informal, vulgar) Almost no chance at all of an occurrence or success.
    • That small boat has a snowball's chance in hell of surviving the hurricane.

Questions about snowball's chance in heck

What is snowball's chance in heck the euphemistic form of?
Snowball's chance in heck is the euphemistic form of snowball's chance in hell.

Words near snowball's chance in heck in the dictionary

  1. snowball sampling
  2. snowball tree
  3. snowball trees
  4. snowball's chance
  5. snowball's chance in an oven
  6. snowball's chance in heck
  7. snowball's chance in hell
  8. snowballed
  9. snowballer
  10. snowballers
  11. snowballing

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