hellhole
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Definition(s):
- (n) any place of pain and turmoil
Synonym(s)
Usage(s):
- A hellhole for most white men is the black Republic of Liberia on Africa's west coast where the temperature averages 80, and 100 inches of rainfall year in, year out.
- Even the soggy Everglades, once considered a God-forsaken hellhole, became a national treasure.
- The movie says that to live another day, in a mortally dangerous hellhole, is the best one can expect and the most one can do.
Quotes
- "This is a hellhole beyond your wildest dreams," Stallone said. "All the trails are mined. The only way into Burma is up the river."on Oct 1, 2007 By: Sylvester Stallone Source: Forbes
- "Weemer, along with his fellow Marines, fought valiantly ...... through the hellhole of Fallujah, and ask for little more than to return to the lives they left behind with the hope and promise that defines America," Hackett said.on Aug 16, 2007 By: Paul Hackett Source: Forbes
- "I don't want to be the shoulda, woulda, coulda," Mamby said. "Because when it's over, it's over. I made it out of a hellhole, so whatever I want to do I'm going to do as long as it's not hurting me or anybody else."on Mar 12, 2006 By: Saoul Mamby Source: 940 News
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