see you in hell

phrase

A farewell which implies that the person addressed is about to die and be damned; often uttered in bravado by one adversary to imply that the other adversary may defeat them in some conflict but in the end both will be dead and in hell, making the victory a Pyrrhic one.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. A farewell which implies that the person addressed is about to die and be damned; often uttered in bravado by one adversary to imply that the other adversary may defeat them in some conflict but in the end both will be dead and in hell, making the victory a Pyrrhic one.

    "See you in hell, candy boys!"

    1994 November 27, Greg Daniels, “Homer Badman”, in The Simpsons, season 6, episode 9, spoken by Homer Simpson (Dan Castallaneta), production code 2F06
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see you in hell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/see%20you%20in%20hell

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“see you in hell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/see%20you%20in%20hell. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “see you in hell,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/see%20you%20in%20hell.

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