what the Devil
English
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Interjection
- (idiomatic) Used to add emphasis to “what” when beginning a question.
- What the Devil have you done to the horse?
- c. 1515–1516, John Skelton, Magnyfycence; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, OCLC 8728872, line 922, page 166:
- What the devyll hast thou on thy fyste? An owle?
Translations
used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question
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