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  1. interjection Used as a mild oath.
  2. noun Slang Used as an intensive: had a heck of a lot of money; was crowded as heck.

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  • In the "what the heck were they thinking" department we also have this odd Shark popping out of a toilet to trick-or-treat page … —  Branded in the 80s!
  • If you're like me, you're thinking to yourself, 'What the heck is there to do tonight?'
  • Why the heck are there so many stores selling those incense deals that come in a glass tube???
  • What the heck are they going to do with that gas station drive on the northeast corner?
  • What the heck are the Goobermen made of? backtrack a little in the archives, you'll see that the title placeholder for the Clayin Saga has finally been filled. —  The Web Comic List - Latest Webcomics
 

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  1. Alteration of hell.

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  1. from Middle English hek; a variant of hack, the unassibilated form of hatch, q. v.
  2. English dial.; origin obscure.
 

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