Sam Hill - a way of saying "hell" without swearing. Most sources say the first evidence of it is 1838 or 1839, although the exact origins are unknown. Some suggest that it may be a mutation of "Samiel" which was the name of the devil in a Faustean play. Others think it may just be hill = hell, and the Sam bit makes it sound less like hell in case someone misheard and thought you'd actually cussed :)
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