Heckin'

//ˈhɛ.kɪn// adj, adv, verb

adj, adv, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Horsing around. participle, present

    "When a zeed me lookin at'm ah made wise that ah was only heckin for fun but I knowed different."

Adjective
  1. 1
    A minced oath used as an intensifier. not-comparable

    "A heckin' kleptomaniac, he was it."

  2. 2
    A minced oath used to indicate something undesirable or annoying not-comparable

    "And when in the darn heckin heck is this fix?! It's one of the most annoying bugs ms has stupidly made"

Adverb
  1. 1
    A minced oath used as an intensifier. not-comparable

    "All I heckin' know is that the RB has a mechanical shutter, and the RZ has a^([sic]) electronic shutter."

Example

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"A heckin' kleptomaniac, he was it."

Etymology

From heck as a euphemism for hell.

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