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what the Devil
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1.
General English
informal
old-fashioned
An interrogative intensifier used to express surprise, annoyance, disbelief, or emphasis, equivalent to 'what on earth' or 'what the hell'.
2.
General English
informal
literary
old-fashioned
Used in rhetorical or emphatic contexts to question motives, intentions, or the nature of something, often implying moral or malicious agency.
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