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fresh hell

noun — 2 senses

fresh hell

noun

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.

1

Colloquial A new undesirable situation.

  • What fresh hell is this?
  • So what further fresh hells await the woman fool enough to think that this guy would be different?2000, Jonathan Edwards, Addie Stephen, Coming Clean, page 89:
2

Colloquial Used in what-questions for emphasis.

  • What in the fresh hell is going on?

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.