― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, 1939 There'll be hell a-popping whenever they do come together. One less frequently used expression is hell (a-)popping, which caught on as a catchphrase in American slang to describe situations unfolding in a chaotic manner. Over the centuries, hell has been used in various emphatic or intensive expressions, many of which are quite common. Other English relatives of helan include helmet, hull, hole, hollow, and hall. It is related to the Old English verb helan, meaning "to hide" or "to conceal," which is of Germanic origin. The word hell has existed since Old English times as the name for an abode of the dead.
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