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Sam Hill is an American English slang phrase, a euphemism or minced oath for "the devil" or "hell" personified (as in, "What in the Sam Hill is that?"). Etymologist Michael Quinion and others date the expression back to the late 1830s; [1] [2] they and others [3] consider the expression to have been a simple bowdlerization, with, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, an unknown origin.
This article is about the word. For other uses, see Hella (disambiguation). 'Hella' as used in Northern California Hella is an American English slang term originating in and often associated with San Francisco's East Bay area in Northern California, possibly specifically emerging in the 1970s African-American vernacular of Oakland. It is used as an intensifying adverb such as in "hella bad" or ...
A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:
In her early films, Yeoh was credited as “Michelle Khan” – an unusual concession, for Yeoh, to the demands of others. “It’s like, for example, Arnold Schwarzenegger,” she says.
A minced oath is a euphemistic expression formed by deliberately misspelling, mispronouncing, or replacing a part of a profane, blasphemous, or taboo word or phrase to reduce the original term's objectionable characteristics. An example is "gosh" for "God", [1] or fudge for fuck. [2] Many languages have such expressions.
"Hell in a Bucket" is a song off of the Grateful Dead's 1987 album In the Dark. Hell in a Handbasket is a song from Voltaire's Ooky Spooky album. Hell in a Handbasket is the title of a 2011 Meat Loaf album. The phrase appears as part of the lyrics to country singer Doug Seegers' 2014 song Going Down to the River.
When fictional television anchor Howard Beale leaned out of the window, chanting, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" in the 1976 movie 'Network,' he struck a chord with ...
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello Shutterstock (2) Finding inspiration in real life? Shawn Mendes dropped surprise single “What the Hell Are We Dying For?” on Friday, June 9, and fans quickly ...