Meaning

2 senses

  1. (euphemistic)Used for emphasis after an interrogative word.

    What the heck are you doing?

  2. (euphemistic)Intensifies a phrasal verb; goes between the base verb and its modifier.

    Elevators make me throw the heck up.

Examples

54 sentences

  1. Why the heck did you do this?

    Якого біса ти це зробив?

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  2. What the heck?

    Якого біса?

    ruКакого черта?

    deWas zum Henker?

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  3. Where the heck does he work?

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  4. What the heck are you doing?

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  5. Who the heck's book is this?

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
the dickens

See also

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