what the heck

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what the heck

1. (euphemistic) What the hell.
   • 1974, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and the Fuel Crisis: Hearings..., page 88:

     So there, I know, was somebody or a combination of somebodys who did not know what the heck they were doing or dealing with.

   • 2003, Sonic Team, Sonic Battle, Sega, published 2003, Game Boy Advance, level/area: Knuckles’ Story:

     - Eggman: What else? I shall take Gizoid back and fulfill my plans to take over the world! Once I have Gizoid acquire my ultimate weapon, "Final Egg Blaster,"… I’ll be able to use it as my final weapon of destruction!!
     - Knuckles: What the heck is the "Final Egg Blaster"?!

Related terms

• how the heck
• when the heck
• where the heck
• who the heck
• why the heck

Translations

softer form of "what the hell"

• Finnish: mitä hittoa?, mitä helkkaria?
• French: bon sang (fr)
• German: was zum Kuckuck
• Greek: τι στην ευχή; (ti stin efchí?), τι στα κομμάτια; (ti sta kommátia?), τι στο καλό; (ti sto kaló?), τι στον κόρακα; (ti ston kóraka?)
• Spanish: qué rayos
• Swedish: vad i hela fridens namn
• Turkish: ne oluyor?