hell's bellsint.

Brit.

/ˌhɛlz ˈbɛlz/, U.S.

/ˌhɛlz ˈbɛlz/

Forms: 1800s– hell's bells, 1900s– helzbelz (nonstandard).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hell n., bell n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of hell n. + the plural of bell n.¹

Expressing anger, annoyance, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > referring to the devil or hell

devilc1300

fire and brimstone1608

diablea1616

diantre1751

the blazes!1818

blue blazes1818

hell's bells1847

to (the) blazes1853

puck1864

hell's teeth1909

1847 in F. Oehlschlaeger Old Southwest Humor from St. Louis Reveille (1990) 161 ‘H—ll's bells!’ exclaims the musician.

1912 E. Hubbard Age of Rubber 11 Goshity gosh, helzbelz, there ain't no such animile.

1920 S. Lewis Main St. 352 Hell's bells,..no harm in being polite.

1959 M. Hastings Hour-glass to Eternity ii. i. 154 Hell's bells! You talk and I'll spill the beans.

1997 D. Hansen Sole Survivor x. 124 ‘Hell's bells, Red, what do you think you're doing?’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hells bells
释义	hell's bellsint. Brit. /ˌhɛlz ˈbɛlz/, U.S. /ˌhɛlz ˈbɛlz/ Forms: 1800s– hell's bells, 1900s– helzbelz (nonstandard). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hell n., bell n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of hell n. + the plural of bell n.¹ Expressing anger, annoyance, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > referring to the devil or hell devilc1300 fire and brimstone1608 diablea1616 diantre1751 the blazes!1818 blue blazes1818 hell's bells1847 to (the) blazes1853 puck1864 hell's teeth1909 1847 in F. Oehlschlaeger Old Southwest Humor from St. Louis Reveille (1990) 161 ‘H—ll's bells!’ exclaims the musician. 1912 E. Hubbard Age of Rubber 11 Goshity gosh, helzbelz, there ain't no such animile. 1920 S. Lewis Main St. 352 Hell's bells,..no harm in being polite. 1959 M. Hastings Hour-glass to Eternity ii. i. 154 Hell's bells! You talk and I'll spill the beans. 1997 D. Hansen Sole Survivor x. 124 ‘Hell's bells, Red, what do you think you're doing?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1847
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