'kin 'ell

• 'kin' 'ell, kin 'ell

'kin 'ell

1. (UK, Ireland, vulgar) Clipping of fucking hell.
   • 2002, Simon Brooke, chapter 16, in Upgrading: A Novel, London: Orion Books, →ISBN, page 223:

     ‘But that’s not really fair on either of them,’ I say, desperately playing devil’s advocate. Come up with a good answer, Pete, please. / ‘’Kin ’ell, mate, life’s not fair,’ says Pete, getting up.

   • 2016 August, Simon Hughes, quoting Neil Mellor, “Neil Mellor, Kirkby Graduate”, in Ring of Fire: Liverpool into the 21st Century: The Players’ Stories, London: Bantam Press, →ISBN, page 143:

     I remember playing Bradford City and getting booed off at half-time because it was only 1–0. I was thinking, ’Kin ’ell, we’ve played well there – we just haven’t scored enough.

   • 2016 November, Mary Gibson, “All in the Family: August–September 1931”, in Bourbon Creams and Tattered Dreams (The Factory Girls; 4), London: Head of Zeus, published 2017, →ISBN, page 197:

     ‘’Kin ’ell, Tom – ’scuse me French.’ He grinned at Matty. ‘I didn’t know you’d be here. I thought you’d give us lot the ’eave oh.’

• “’kin ’ell! excl.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present