HE-double-hockey-sticks
English edit
Etymology edit
"Hell" spelled out, referring to the fact that capital "L" looks like a hockey stick.
Noun edit
HE-double-hockey-sticks pl (plural only)
- (idiomatic, euphemistic) Hell.
- 2002, Eric G. Stephan, R. Wayne Pace, Powerful Leadership: How to Unleash the Potential in Others and Simplify Your Own Life:
- His voice rose about an octave, actually just short of a scream, and he said something to the effect that "it's an HE-double-hockey-sticks-week at work."
- 2003, Susan Neville, Iconography: A Writer's Meditation:
- He's made the mother's life a living HE-double-hockey-sticks, my daughter says.
- 2005, Mike Joens, Blood Reins: A Detective Sandra Cameron Mystery:
- She knew Kate didn't have a snowball's chance in HE-Double hockey-sticks, with Angelina's Zee-Zee and Bud's Mister Dobson winning everything.
Usage notes edit
- May be spelled with varying levels of hyphen usage.
- Other L-shaped objects (such as toothpicks) are sometimes used in place of hockey sticks.