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What the Sam Hill

Parf of speech: Exclamation, OED Year: 1839, OED Evaluation: North American slang

A euphemism for hell; used especially in expressions of impatience or irritation preceded by in or the with an interrogative word.

ExampleMeaning
And he wouldn't pay any attention to me of-course. He thought I was just a kid and I would dream up or-something and he after a while, he said, "What the Sam-Hill what are you talking about?" I said, "The lake is gone!" It was only a puddle.
What the hell
ExampleMeaning
All old Timmy would ever say was "Suffering old bald-headed- what the Sam-Hill's wrong with you?"
What the hell