fresh hell

English

Etymology

Quote Investigator offers a convincing analysis of this phrase's origins:[1] it is apparent that Dorothy Parker's use of it had earlier influences or antecedents,[1] but her use of it led others to further popularize it.

Noun

fresh hell (plural fresh hells)

  1. (colloquial) A new undesirable situation.
    What fresh hell is this?
    • 2000, Jonathan Edwards, Addie Stephen, Coming Clean, page 89:
      So what further fresh hells await the woman fool enough to think that this guy would be different?
  2. (colloquial) Used in what-questions for emphasis.
    What in the fresh hell is going on?

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1
    2017 October 1, “Quote Origin: What Fresh Hell Can This Be?”, in Quote Investigator‎[1]:
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