It is used in the same sense as the other examples. I have heard "What a fudge!" only twice in my life (I remember because I frowned at it and asked my friend what they meant). If I hear someone say "What a fudge!", I will interpret it in the same manner as "What a dick!". We often say "What an idiot!" and "What a dick!". This expression is used to add more flavor to an observation. One could easily say "What a hell !" on that occasion to describe the madness, and it would be understood just fine. Imagine the situation in BestBuy on Black Friday. Based on that, you can of course say "What a hell!" if you are referring to an unpleasant situation: "What a hell !" "Hell" is defined as "an extremely unpleasant or difficult place, situation, or experience" (Cambridge). "What a hell!" can be used to describe certain situations (note the use of exclamation mark as opposed to the question mark - this is in OP's question). Second, to be able to distinguish between the two ('a' and 'the' versions), you would need to have the former in a non-question form (i.e., 'What a hell!' and not 'What a hell?').
See Exclamations in Cambridge dictionary for the construction "What a !" Em. See the definition of "fudge" in Collins. ?" are in their usage and meaning.īut first, note that both "What the hell?" and "What the fudge?" are emphatic expressions used by people when they are extremely surprised or extremely annoyed/irritated at or by something. The difference between the two forms "What a. In my answer, I am replacing "fu_k" with "fudge".ĭefinition from Collins: A " fudge" (noun) is "an undesirable or contemptible person" (AmE definition no.7 - Slang).
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