HE-double-hockey-sticks

English Alternative forms en aitch ee double hockey sticks Etymology The word en hell spelled out, referring to the fact that the capital letter L resembles a hockey stick. Noun p HE-double-hockey-sticks en idiomatic euphemistic usually childish Hell. en 2002 Eric G. Stephan; 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." en 2003 Susan Neville Iconography: A Writer's Meditation He's made the mother's life a living HE-double-hockey-sticks, my daughter says. en 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 formed with varying levels of hyphen usage. Other L-shaped objects (such as toothpicks) are sometimes used in place of hockey sticks. See also en HE-double-toothpicks en abbreviated euphemisms