mell of a hess

English edit

Etymology edit

Deliberate spoonerism.

Noun edit

mell of a hess (plural not attested)

(informal) A hell of a mess; a severe mess; a complicatedly bad situation.

References edit

Google Books search: [1]
Oxford English Dictionary.

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