Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to heck in a handbasket

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
to heck- in a hand-bas-ket
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Euphemistic form of to hell in a handbasket.

Questions

What does to heck in a handbasket mean?
Euphemistic form of to hell in a handbasket.

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