Learn English – What does the idiom “funny as hell” mean

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I really don't understand this idiom, hell is supposed to be a horrible place. I understand the saying which is present in dictionaries “hot as hell”, but I could not find “funny as hell” in any online reference.

Can anyone explain this to me?

Best Answer

When we say something is "funny as hell" or "hot as hell" or "depressing as hell" we are using the word hell as an intensifier. That just means it increases the degree to which we wish to express our feeling about the particular adjective involved.

In other words, "funny as hell" just means the thing is very funny.

Collins gives this definition specifically:

  1. as hell (intensifier): tired as hell.
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