"the heck" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} the heck
  1. (euphemistic) Used for emphasis after an interrogative word. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-the_heck-en-adv-nAjFJqKP Categories (other): English euphemisms
  2. (euphemistic) Intensifies a phrasal verb; goes between the base verb and its modifier. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-the_heck-en-adv-3v6fkbXs Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English intensifiers, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 24 76 Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: the dickens Related terms: flipping heck, Synonyms of hell

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