"Sam Hill" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-Sam Hill.ogg
Etymology: No suitable person is known to be the original for this. Probably intended as a substitute for hell or, more fully, for "damned hell". Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} Sam Hill
  1. (slang) An intensifier. Wikipedia link: Sam Hill (euphemism) Tags: slang Categories (topical): English minced oaths Synonyms: the dickens, Sam Hell
    Sense id: en-Sam_Hill-en-noun-Z7ZQ1JVM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English intensifiers

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