heck

Heck is defined as another, more polite way to say hell, an expression of surprise or anger.

(interjection)

An example of heck is the saying, “What the heck?” instead of “What the hell?”

See heck in Webster's New World College Dictionary

interjection, noun

Informal hell

Origin: var. of Scot dial. hech, exclamation of surprise, sorrow, fatigue: Scot form of heigh

See heck in American Heritage Dictionary 4

interjection

Used as a mild oath.

noun
Slang

Used as an intensive: had a heck of a lot of money; was crowded as heck.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of hell

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