Hellhole

/ˈhɛlˌhoʊl/ noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. derogatory, idiomatic, slang

    "Once the Old Nichol had been razed, the search was on for London's new hell hole."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of hellhole. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    any place of pain and turmoil wordnet

Example

More examples

"I need to get out of this hellhole."

Etymology

First recorded in 1866.

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