Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fresh hell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: fresh hell
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A new undesirable situation.

Colloquial

noun

Used in what-questions for emphasis.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"What fresh hell is this?"
"So what further fresh hells await the woman fool enough to think that this guy would be different?"
"What in the fresh hell is going on?"

Etymology

Quote Investigator offers a convincing analysis of this phrase's origins: it is apparent that Dorothy Parker's use of it had earlier influences or antecedents, but her use of it led others to further popularize it.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

fresh hells (plural)

Questions

What does fresh hell mean?: A new undesirable situation.
Where does fresh hell come from?: Quote Investigator offers a convincing analysis of this phrase's origins: it is apparent that Dorothy Parker's use of it had earlier influences or antecedents, but her use of it led others to further popularize it.

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