Heck
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6.3
- proper noun
- /hɛk/
- Well, Sue Heck, what do you say we get this party started?
- D'Andrea, Daniels, and Heck
- Benham & Heck
- Daniels and Heck
Examples
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The Heck home is in a well-kept neighborhood with small yards.
Academic text (2014) -
Carl had received a call in 1982, the year he was fifty, from William Heck, the manager of the Copley.
Fiction book (1992) -
What the heck is Heck Mountain?
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Who in the Sam Heck was that?
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Miss Heck is next to him.
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Mrs. Heck, nice to see you.
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I was talking to Ricky Heck of Brown about.
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What do Representatives Heck and Amodei think of Tribal Courts?
Blog text (8) -
Negative Effects of Healthcare Reform: Rep. Joe Heck examines the effects of the health care reform law.
Blog text (3) -
Miss Heck is next to him.
Idioms
- Informal
147
8.9
A short cry to show surprise, confusion, disbelief, or casual acceptance
- Informal
1
9.9
A short phrase people say when they feel surprised or do not believe something
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Heck is a family and place name that began as the name of a village in northern England. People who came from that village were once called 'of Heck', and that name later became their family name, which is why Heck is used for both people and places today.