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Sam Hill (darts Player)
Sam or Samuel Hill may refer to: * Sam Hill (euphemism), an American English slang phrase for "the devil" or "hell" personified People Sports * Sam H. Hill (1898–1978), American football coach and sports figure * Sam Hill (baseball) (1926–1977), American Negro leagues baseball player * Sam Hill (cyclist) (born 1985), Australian downhill mountain bike racer * Sam Hill (rugby union) (born 1993), rugby union player Other people *Samuel Hill (1691–1758), English MP for Lichfield * Samuel Hill (priest) (died 1716), Anglican priest * Samuel Hill (engraver) (c. 1765–c. 1809), engraver who worked in Boston, Massachusetts * Samuel Hill (sea captain) (1777–1825), American merchant sea captain and adventurer * Samuel W Hill (1815–1889), American surveyor, geologist and mining developer * Samuel Hill (VC) (1826–1863), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross * Samuel Hill (1857–1931), railroad businessman and builder of the Maryhill Museum and Peace Arch * Samuel B. Hill (Was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Hill (euphemism)
Sam Hill is an American English slang phrase, a euphemism or minced oath for "the devil" or "hell" personified (as in, "What in the Sam Hill is that?"). 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. Possible referents Candidate referents for the use date back to at least the 19th century. The following are possibilities of the term's origin. * Euphemism for the devil: H. L. Mencken Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, ... suggested that the phrase derives from Samael, Samiel, the name of the Devil in ''Der Freischütz'', an opera by Carl Maria von Weber that was performed in New York C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |