English
Etymology
"Hell" spelled out, referring to the fact that capital "L" looks like a hockey stick.
Noun
HE-double-hockey stick|hockey-sticks
- euphemism hell|Hell.
Usage notes
May be spelled with varying levels of hyphen usage.
Other L-shaped objects (such as toothpicks) are sometimes used in place of hockey sticks.
References
2002: Eric G. Stephan and R. Wayne Pace, Powerful Leadership: How to Unleash the Potential in Others and Simplify Your Own Life
:His voice rose about an octave, actually just short of a scream, and he said something to the effect that "it's an HE-double-hockey-sticks-week at work."
2003: Susan Neville, Iconography: A Writer's Meditation
:He's made the mother's life a living HE-double-hockey-sticks, my daughter says.
2005: Mike Joens, Blood Reins: A Detective Sandra Cameron Mystery
:She knew Kate didn't have a snowball's chance in HE-Double hockey-sticks, with Angelina's Zee-Zee and Bud's Mister Dobson winning everything.
See also
HE-double-toothpicks
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