heck (hell

  • 1Heck — is a euphemism for Hell. Heck or Hecke may also refer to:*Parnall Heck was a 1930s British four seat cabin monoplane *The Heck reaction, named after Richard F. Heck * Where the Hell is Heck? was a collection of BC comic strips.Mathematics*Hecke… …

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  • 2Hell in popular culture — Hell is a common theme entertainment and popular culture, particularly in the Horror and Fantasy genres where it is often used as a location. [cite book last = Clute first = John authorlink = coauthors = John Grant title = The Encyclopedia of… …

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  • 3Heck — Heck, n. hell; a euphemism. Used commonly in the phrase What the heck . [Colloq.] [PJC] …

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  • 4heck — euphemistic alteration of HELL (Cf. hell), first recorded 1865 …

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  • 5heck — hell, shucks    She asked me to come in, but heck, her boyfriend was there …

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  • 6heck — ► EXCLAMATION ▪ used for emphasis, or to express surprise, annoyance, etc. ORIGIN euphemistic alteration of HELL(Cf. ↑hellward) …

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  • 7heck — [hek] interj., n. [var. of Scot dial. hech, exclamation of surprise, sorrow, fatigue: Scot form of HEIGH] euphemism for HELL …

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  • 8heck of a — hell of a, remarkable, special, extraordinary (Slang) …

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  • 9hell of a — heck of a, remarkable, special, extraordinary (Slang) …

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  • 10hell — /hɛl / (say hel) noun 1. (also upper case) (in many religions and mythologies) the abode of the spirits of the dead, often, as in Christianity, a place or state of existence where the wicked are punished after death. See Gehenna, Hades. Compare… …