Weakened substitutes for ‘hell’: “What the ________!”
| HECK | 612 |
| DEVIL | 232 |
| SAM HILL | 124 |
| DICKENS | 70 |
| HELL | 33 |
| NR | 31 |
| BLAZES | 21 |
| DEUCE | 19 |
| BLUE BLAZES | 18 |
| WORLD | 13 |
| THUNDER | 11 |
| H– | 6 |
| TARNATION | 6 |
| IN THE WORLD | 3 |
| DARN | 2 |
| DICKEN | 2 |
| FUCK | 2 |
| HANG | 2 |
| SHIT | 2 |
| BLANKETY-BLANK | 1 |
| CAT HAIR | 1 |
| DAMN HELL | 1 |
| DANG | 1 |
| FAR | 1 |
| FART | 1 |
| FRIG | 1 |
| H– IS GOING ON HERE | 1 |
| HACK | 1 |
| HADES | 1 |
| HAIR OIL | 1 |
| HARRY | 1 |
| HEAVENS | 1 |
| HEAVEN’S NAME | 1 |
| HECK IS GOING ON | 1 |
| HECK’S GOING ON | 1 |
| HELCH | 1 |
| HELLO | 1 |
| HENFIRE | 1 |
| HI | 1 |
| HOE HANDLE | 1 |
| HOTEL | 1 |
| IN SAM HILL | 1 |
| IN TARNATION | 1 |
| IN THE NAME OF ALL GOOD PEOPLE | 1 |
| JERK | 1 |
| JOHN ROGERS | 1 |
| LAMB ARE YOU DOING | 1 |
| MISCHIEF | 1 |
| ON EARTH | 1 |
| SAM HARRY | 1 |
| SAND HILL | 1 |
| SON OF THE OLD MAN | 1 |
| TOM HAIR | 1 |
| WHO | 1 |
| YOUR MOTHER’S UNCLE | 1 |
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