"hellhole" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hellholes [plural]
Etymology: First recorded in 1866. Head templates: {{en-noun}} hellhole (plural hellholes)
  1. A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. Synonyms: Hellhole, hell hole, Hell hole, hell-hole Translations (place of intense misery): Dreckloch [neuter] (German), helvete [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål)

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