hell-in, the adj.
(S.Afr.) furious, angry.
Where’s the Madam? 97: Sometimes when I get the hell-in with Silence, we have a fearful row which seems to clear the air. | ||
Boesman and Lena Act I: You’re the hell-in. Don’t look at me, ou ding. Blame the whiteman. Bulldozer! | ||
informant in DSAE (1996). | ||
Sun. Times (Johannesburg) 13 Sept. 23: If they install parking meters, everybody is going to be the hell in. | ||
Style Feb. 41: God’s the hell in with the Boere nation, who pray like Pharisees but never stop bickering. |