SAM HILL


Meaning of SAM HILL in English

Slang.

hell (used esp. in WH-questions as a mild oath expressing exasperation and usually prec. by in or the ): Who in Sam Hill are you?

[ 1830-40, Amer.; Sam (orig. salmon, var. of Sal ( o ) mon an oath) + hill, euphemism for HELL ]

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