fresh hell

noun

A new undesirable situation.

“What fresh hell is this?”

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Meanings

nounfresh hell (plural fresh hells)

plural fresh hells

  1. colloquialA new undesirable situation.

    What fresh hell is this?

    1 more example

    So what further fresh hells await the woman fool enough to think that this guy would be different?

    2000, Jonathan Edwards, Addie Stephen, Coming Clean, page 89
  2. colloquialUsed in what-questions for emphasis.

    What in the fresh hell is going on?

Origin

Quote Investigator offers a convincing analysis of this phrase's origins: it is apparent that Dorothy Parker's use of it had earlier influences or antecedents, but her use of it led others to further popularize it.

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APA

fresh hell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fresh%20hell

MLA

“fresh hell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fresh%20hell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fresh hell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fresh%20hell.

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