Sam Hill

American  

noun

Slang.

1. hell (used especially in WH-questions as a mild oath expressing exasperation and usually preceded by in orthe ).

   Who in Sam Hill are you?

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Etymology

Origin of Sam Hill

1830–40, Sam (originally salmon, variant of Sal(o)mon an oath) + hill, euphemism for hell

Example Sentences

“I can’t believe I’m getting my first VMA tonight. I just have one question: What in the Sam Hill were you waiting for?” she said, adding “I’m kidding, I love you MTV, this is amazing.”

From Los Angeles Times

So if, per a “Biden ally” quoted by NBC News, “the point is to reach as many voters as you can, and those small events don’t,” then what in the Sam Hill are we doing here?

From Slate

But what in the Sam Hill is it?

From Slate

“And then like the director, Sam Hill will come out, ‘It was so good!

From Seattle Times

But the memories have stayed and been recorded by the Museum of London, external-link alongside those of his friend and fellow 1960s ball boy Sam Hill.

From BBC