hell's bells

interjection Informal.

(used to indicate vexation or surprise.)

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Nearby words

hell on wheels, hell or high water, come, hell to pay, hell week, hell's angel, hell's bells, hell's kitchen, hell-bent for leather, hell-fired, hell-for-leather, hell-raiser

Origin of hell's bells

First recorded in 1910–15

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