>>>>>>What the Sam Hill is that? but another French word for lemon?
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>>>>>Who exactly is Sam Hill anyway?
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>>>>I d'nno! I just know Clark Kent's boss keeps saying it, presumably as a euphemism for "{something} hell"
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>>>From the Word Detective, http://www.word-detective.com/080401.html, "The explanation of "Sam Hill" is actually pretty simple -- it's an early 19th century American euphemism for "hell" used as an oath."
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>>Thanks Jim, but isn't that what I just said? :-)
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>More like a confirmation of your presumption.
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>Regards,

But who was Sam Hill?!