what the hell
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what the hell¹
Where it comes from
Shortened from earlier what in the hell.
phrase whatthehell · what the Hell · whadda hell · wudda hell
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An intensive form of what.
What the hell is going on?
Similar: the fuck, the hell, what on earth, what the fuck, what the heck, what the what
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Indicating acceptance, indulgence, or insouciance: Why not? Who cares?
It’s expensive, but what the hell, you only live once.
Similar: may as well, might as well, what the heck, what the hey, why not
what the Hell²
phrase
- Rare form of what the hell In short, the merchants with wares to sell / Consider my cash a crime / And keep advising me – what the Hell – / To buy what I need On Time.
Translations
Every language
phrase an intensive form of what
| Español | qué diablos |
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| 한국어 | 알게 뭐야? alge mwo-ya? |
| 日本語 | 一体なんだ？ ittai nan da?, 一体全体なんだ？ ittai-zentai nan da?, なんだよ、これ？ nan da yo, kore? |
| 中文 | 什麼鬼 /什么鬼 shénme guǐ? |
| Português | que diabos?, que raio? |
| Français | que diable |
| Deutsch | was zum Teufel?, was zur Hölle |
| Italiano | che diavolo? cosa diavolo? |
| Ελληνικά | τι διάολο; ti diáolo?, τι στο διάολο; ti sto diáolo?, τι στο καλό; ti sto kaló? |
| Română | ce dracu, ce naiba |
| Русский | что за чёрт? što za čort?, како́го чёрта? kakóvo čórta?, что за чертовщи́на? što za čertovščína?, что за фигня́? što za fignjá?, како́го хре́на? kakóvo xréna?, како́го ху́я? kakóvo xúja? |
| Tiếng Việt | éo biết, cái quái gì |
| العربية | مَاذَا بِحَقّ اَلسَّمَاء māḏā bi-ḥaqq as-samāʔ |
| עברית | מָה לַעֲזָאזֵל ma laazazél |
phrase why not?
| Português | que se dane, dane-se, que se lixe |
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| Français | pourquoi pas |
| Deutsch | was soll's, scheiß drauf |
| Italiano | che diavolo, perche no |
| Русский | чем чёрт не шу́тит? čem čort ne šútit?, была́ не была́ bylá ne bylá, чёрт с ним čort s nim |
Talk about this word "what the hell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/what%20the%20hell. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. what the hell. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/what%20the%20hell "what the hell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/what%20the%20hell.Cite this
@misc{what_the_hell_2026,
title = {what the hell},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/what%20the%20hell},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
