NN26c

Weakened substitutes for ‘hell’: “What the (or in) ________!”

This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.

HECK 14
WORLD 14
SAM HILL 5
BLAZES 4
DICKENS 4
H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS 4
BLUE BLAZES 2
BLOODY BLUE BLAZES 1
CRAP 1
DEUCE 1
DEVIL 1
H-E-DOUBLE TOOTHPICKS 1
OH WHAT CAME THROUGH HERE 1
TARNATION 1
WORLD? NAME OF ANY BLESSED GOD 1

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