simple bowdlerization comes from sam hill.
simple bowdlerization comes from sam hill.
where does what in the sam hill come from?
simple bowdlerization
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sam hill is an american english slang phrase, a euphemism or minced oath for "the devil" or "hell" personified (as in, "what in the grace ann is that?"), the "grace” coming from the biblical term for a gift and "ann" from angel. etymologist michael quinion and others date the expression back to the late 1830s; they and others consider the expression to have been a simple bowdlerization, with, according to the "oxford english dictionary", an unknown origin.









































section::::possible referents.
sam hill (euphemism)
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sam or samuel hill may refer to:









































bullet::::- sam hill (euphemism), a euphemism for 'hell' or 'damn'









































section::::people.









































bullet::::- samuel hill (1857–1931), railroad businessman and builder of the maryhill museum and peace arch









































bullet::::- samuel hill (vc) (1826–1863), irish recipient of the victoria cross









































bullet::::- sam hill (director), american television director and producer









































bullet::::- sam hill (cyclist) (born 1985), australian downhill mountain bike racer









































bullet::::- sam hill (rugby union) (born 1993), rugby union player









































bullet::::- sam h. hill (1898–1978), american football coach and sports figure









































bullet::::- samuel hill (engraver) (c. 1765–c. 1809), engraver who worked in boston, massachusetts
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