Wiktionary
alt. (context chiefly US idiomatic English) The week during which new members are required to undergo undignified rites of initiation or gruelling discipline in order to be accepted into a fraternity, sorority, secret society, military group, etc. n. (context chiefly US idiomatic English) The week during which new members are required to undergo undignified rites of initiation or gruelling discipline in order to be accepted into a fraternity, sorority, secret society, military group, etc.
Wikipedia
Hell week may refer to:
- Hazing in Greek letter organizations
- Dead week, the period before and during final exams at universities
- a rigorous component of United States Navy SEAL selection and training
- Police academy's most rigorous component
- Technical week of theatre rehearsals
- Hell Week, the second episode of the 2015 horror comedy series Scream Queens
"Hell Week" is the second episode of the horror black comedy series Scream Queens. It premiered on September 22, 2015, along with the Pilot, as the special two hour premiere on Fox. The series focuses on a college that is rocked by a serial killer in a Red Devil costume. The episode was directed by Brad Falchuk, and was written by Falchuk with co-creators Ryan Murphy, and Ian Brennan.
The episode, along with the Pilot, was watched by 4.04 million viewers and received mixed reviews from critics.
Usage examples of "hell week".
Over the left one was his Ranger badge from that extended version of hell: a fraction as bad as Hell Week but nine times as long.
You may think the next four weeks are going to be worse than hell week from the Grinder days.
The type who had made his first days at the Academy Hell Week in plain truth, back when indios were a government-mandated rarity and fiercely resented.
Being gone for a day during Hell Week is bad enough, without taking off for days on end.
This was as bad as Hell Week in DRT school, and he was amused after a fashion.