Phrase guide

as hell

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

To a great extent or degree; very.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: postpositional, vulgar

Qualifier: simile

Examples

  • It's cold as hell in here!
  • It was icy as hell on the road that morning, and as I put my brakes on, the van just kept going.
  • Kim's phony as hell.
  • The neighbor's dog is loud as hell.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adv

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, hell.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: да хале́ры (da xaljéry) — very
  • Chinese Cantonese: ~到死 (dou3 sei2) — very
  • Chinese Cantonese: ~到鬼 (dou3 gwai2) — very
  • Chinese Cantonese: 鬼咁~ (gwai2 gam3) — very
  • Czech: jako prase — very
  • Danish: pisse- — very
  • Dutch: als de pest — very
  • Dutch: als de neten — very
  • French: à mort — very
  • French: à crever — very
  • Italian: da morire — very
  • Polish: cholernie — very
  • Polish: jak cholera — very
  • Polish: jak diabli — very
  • Polish: jak jasna cholera — very
  • Polish: jak jasny gwint — very
  • Polish: jak nie wiem — very
  • Polish: jak nie wiem co — very
  • Polish: jak sto diabłów — very
  • Polish: jak wszyscy diabli — very
  • Portuguese: pra caralho — very
  • Romanian: ca dracu — very
  • Russian: черто́вски (čertóvski) — very
  • Swedish: som fan — very
  • Swedish: så in i helvete — very