What the heck?
What’s going on here?
TRANSLATION
What the heck? = was zum Teufel? What the heck = Ach, was soll’s... Ist doch egal... (DH) --- GOOGLE INDEX what the heck: approximately 2,600,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
WHAT THE HECK are all these strange characters on my computer screen? I hope a don't have a virus!
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I may lose my job for doing this, but WHAT THE HECK. I have enough money to retire.
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I may lose my job for doing this, but WHAT THE HECK. I have enough money to retire.
Did you
know?
what the heck? What the heck
phrase
what the heck? (with a question mark)
- used for emphasis in the form of a mild oath
what the heck… (without a question mark)
- used when one is resigned to something happening or doesn’t care about the consequences
(DH)
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WORD ORIGIN
Heck is an all-purpose alternative to the word "hell". It was and still is used in situations where strong language is not appropriate or desired.
Heck evolved as an alteration of the word hell around the end of the 19th century. This corresponds to the Victorian period in England when the country underwent rapid changes in many parts of society. During this time, a code of strict morals and behaviours developed that characterised Victorians as prudish.
Heck is an example of "pseudo-profanity", a word that is used in place of an obscene or offensive word. These include words like darn/dang (damn), gosh (God), shucks/shoot/sugar (sh_t) and friggin (f__king).
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SYNONYMS
(What’s going on?)
What in the world?, What in God’s name?, What the blazes?
(I don’t care?)
I don’t give a hoot!
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"What the heck is going on here? We need this room ready for the client meeting in 20 minutes."
phrase
what the heck? (with a question mark)
- used for emphasis in the form of a mild oath
what the heck… (without a question mark)
- used when one is resigned to something happening or doesn’t care about the consequences
(DH)
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WORD ORIGIN
Heck is an all-purpose alternative to the word "hell". It was and still is used in situations where strong language is not appropriate or desired.
Heck evolved as an alteration of the word hell around the end of the 19th century. This corresponds to the Victorian period in England when the country underwent rapid changes in many parts of society. During this time, a code of strict morals and behaviours developed that characterised Victorians as prudish.
Heck is an example of "pseudo-profanity", a word that is used in place of an obscene or offensive word. These include words like darn/dang (damn), gosh (God), shucks/shoot/sugar (sh_t) and friggin (f__king).
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SYNONYMS
(What’s going on?)
What in the world?, What in God’s name?, What the blazes?
(I don’t care?)
I don’t give a hoot!
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"What the heck is going on here? We need this room ready for the client meeting in 20 minutes."
