HE-double-hockey-sticks

HE-double-hockey-sticks

English

Etymology

"Hell" spelled out, referring to the fact that capital "L" looks like a hockey stick.

Noun

HE-double-hockey-sticks pl (plural only)

1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Hell.
   • 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.

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.

See also

• HE-double-toothpicks