whatthehell

Definitions

Phrase. [C1]

Examples

“2001, Benard, Cheryl, Turning on the Girls, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, page 105 link⟳ As Justin collects himself and looks at her intently, searching for a clue to whatthehell she is talking about, Lisa returns to her more formal demeanor, sits upright in her chair, and decides to just get⟳ it over with.”

“2008, G. D. Morrow, Silent Lands, page 218 link⟳ But if people wanted to say⟳ vampires were Dead, and that was the term, then whatthehell. Dead sounded cool, at least.”

“1975, Mitcham, Howard, The Provincetown seafood cookbook, Addison-Wesley, page 217 link⟳ Oh whatthehell, don't we eat⟳ halfshell oysters and quahaugs feathers and all?”

“1922, Jim Jam Jems, Sam H. Clark, page 7 link⟳ So whatthehell do we care? We've made our income tax statement, borrowed enough money from the bank to pay⟳ the first quarter, and we're sitting pretty. Hope⟳ this finds you the same.”

“2002, Claire, Regi, The beauty room, Polygon, page 86 link⟳ A bunch of tulips. Black tulips, forgodsake! No wrapping, no note⟳. Whatthehell is going on?”

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