raise hob en · VERB
Etymology
A minced oath for raise hell.
Meanings
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(informal) Synonym of raise hell.
"This paper says that the decision of an Illinois court may invalidate thousands of marriages. Why, that will raise hob!" / Raise hob? Well, I should say! If our marriages aren't legal, our divorces aren't, either.
1916, “The Judge”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 71:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| raised hob | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| raised hob | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| raising hob | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| raises hob | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |