(slang, derogatory, idiomatic) A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
Sorry. I just do not want to end my days in the hellhole that the US is becoming. It's as if the agents of Sauron and the Dark Lord, Morgoth have overrun my shire.
Data centers? More like mass-surveillance centers, dystopian surveillance state panopticon hellhole
(slang, derogatory, idiomatic) A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
Indeed, we happily condemn damaged children—at enormous expense—to hellholes like Feltham, where they are more likely to be assaulted or killed than to find an escape from the revolving doors of courts, prisons and addiction.
"hellhole" means: A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"hellhole" means: A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"hellhole" means: A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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(idiomatic, derogatory) A place regarded as fit only for dogs: a horrid, mean habitation.
(slang, vulgar, derogatory) A dirty, ugly, or disgusting place.
(vulgar, by extension, often appositional) Anything (especially a place) that is unpleasant or undesirable.
(slang, derogatory, uncommon) A vagina.
Tell me again, why we too can’t have nice things in this hellhole country?
“Sorry. I just do not want to end my days in the hellhole that the US is becoming. It's as if the agents of Sauron and the Dark Lord, Morgoth have overrun my shire.”
“Data centers? More like mass-surveillance centers, dystopian surveillance state panopticon hellhole”
“Tell me again, why we too can’t have nice things in this hellhole country?”
“When Skinner was the only one blocking his ears and singing, you know Zack was right. Springfield Elementary will forever be a hellhole.”
“It's a regular hellhole. No idea how we survive here.”
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(slang, vulgar, derogatory, synecdochically) A contemptible person.