what the heck

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what the heck

(euphemistic) what the hell
- 1974, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and the Fuel Crisis: Hearings..., page 88:
  So there, I know, was somebody or a combination of somebodys who did not know what the heck they were doing or dealing with.
- 2003, Sonic Team, Sonic Battle, Sega, published 2003, Game Boy Advance, level/area: Knuckles’ Story:
  - Eggman: What else? I shall take Gizoid back and fulfill my plans to take over the world! Once I have Gizoid acquire my ultimate weapon, "Final Egg Blaster,"… I’ll be able to use it as my final weapon of destruction!!
  - Knuckles: What the heck is the "Final Egg Blaster"?!

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softer form of "what the hell"

Finnish: mitä hittoa?, mitä helkkaria?
French: bon sang (fr)
German: was zum Kuckuck
Greek: τι στην ευχή; (ti stin efchí?), τι στα κομμάτια; (ti sta kommátia?), τι στο καλό; (ti sto kaló?), τι στον κόρακα; (ti ston kóraka?)
Spanish: qué rayos
Swedish: vad i hela fridens namn
Turkish: ne oluyor?

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