- hellhole
- noun Date: 1866 a place of extreme misery or squalor
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hellhole
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Hellhole — is a large, deep and in the caving community fabled pit cave in Germany Valley, eastern West Virginia. It is the 11th longest cave in the United States and is home to almost half of the world s population of Virginia big eared bats. At 518 feet… … Wikipedia
hellhole — the pit of Hell, late 14c., from HELL (Cf. hell) + HOLE (Cf. hole). Meaning unpleasant place is from 1866 … Etymology dictionary
hellhole — ► NOUN ▪ an oppressive or unbearable place … English terms dictionary
hellhole — [hel′hōl΄] n. Informal any very unpleasant place … English World dictionary
hellhole — [[t]he̱lhoʊl[/t]] hellholes N COUNT If you call a place a hellhole, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, usually because it is dirty and uncomfortable. ...stuck in this hellhole of a jail … English dictionary
hellhole — UK [ˈhelˌhəʊl] / US [ˈhelˌhoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms hellhole : singular hellhole plural hellholes informal a place that is very dirty and unpleasant … English dictionary
hellhole — n. a hot and crowded place; any unpleasant place. (Use caution with hell.) □ I want out of this hellhole. □ The theater was an over crowded hellhole. Lucky there was no fire … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Hellhole Palms — Hellhoe Palms Área no incorporada de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
hellhole — /hel hohl /, n. 1. a place totally lacking in comfort, cleanliness, order, etc. 2. a place or establishment noted for its illegal or immoral practices. [1350 1400; ME; see HELL, HOLE] * * * … Universalium
hellhole — noun A place of intense hatred, misery, and/or turmoil … Wiktionary
