"hell no" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: En-au-hell no.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} hell no
  1. (slang, vulgar) Expressing firm disagreement. Tags: slang, vulgar Synonyms: heck no, hecks no [euphemistic], Hell no, hell to the no, hell to the naw, hell's no
    Sense id: en-hell_no-en-intj-fqpB6Tkf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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