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Meaning of the heck | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

Used for emphasis after an interrogative word.
euphemistic
Intensifies a phrasal verb; goes between the base verb and its modifier.
euphemistic

Examples

“What the heck are you doing?”

“Elevators make me throw the heck up.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

the hell the hell out of the house the house down the last day the next day