He-double-hockey-sticks
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Hell. childish, euphemistic, idiomatic, plural, plural-only, usually
"His voice rose about an octave, actually just short of a scream, and he said something to the effect that "it's an HE-double-hockey-sticks-week at work.""
Example
More examples"His voice rose about an octave, actually just short of a scream, and he said something to the effect that "it's an HE-double-hockey-sticks-week at work.""
Etymology
The word hell spelled out, referring to the fact that the capital letter L resembles a hockey stick.
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