whatthehell

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A form of what the hell — An intensive form of what.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. alternativeAlternative form of what the hell

    2002, Claire, Regi, The beauty room, Polygon, page 86 link A bunch of tulips. Black tulips, forgodsake! No wrapping, no note. Whatthehell is going on?

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    2001, Benard, Cheryl, Turning on the Girls, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, page 105 link As Justin collects himself and looks at her intently, searching for a clue to whatthehell she is talking about, Lisa returns to her more formal demeanor, sits upright in her chair, and decides to just get it over with.

    2008, G. D. Morrow, Silent Lands, page 218 link But if people wanted to say vampires were Dead, and that was the term, then whatthehell. Dead sounded cool, at least.

    1975, Mitcham, Howard, The Provincetown seafood cookbook, Addison-Wesley, page 217 link Oh whatthehell, don't we eat halfshell oysters and quahaugs feathers and all?

    1922, Jim Jam Jems, Sam H. Clark, page 7 link So whatthehell do we care? We've made our income tax statement, borrowed enough money from the bank to pay the first quarter, and we're sitting pretty. Hope this finds you the same.

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APA

whatthehell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatthehell

MLA

“whatthehell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatthehell. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whatthehell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatthehell.

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