As heck
(used as a mild expression of annoyance, rejection, disgust, etc.):
what the heck do you care?
something remarkable of its kind (usually used in the phrase heck of a):
that was a heck of an impressive speech. have one heck of a good time.
as heck, (used as a mild intensifier):
i say he’s guilty as heck.
interjection
a mild exclamation of surprise, irritation, etc
noun
(northern english, dialect) a frame for obstructing the p-ssage of fish in a river
euphemistic alteration of h-ll, first recorded 1865.
interjection
h-ll (1887+)
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