helluva

English

Etymology

Written form of a reduction (relaxed pronunciation) of hell of a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛləvə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

helluva (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) (A) hell of a; extreme.

   They had a helluva row over where to spend the weekend.

   Where were you? - Lost in Paris. - Wow! Helluva place to get lost!

Adverb

helluva (not comparable)

1. (colloquial); (expletive) (A) hell of a; extremely or very.

   We had a helluva good time at the party.

Derived terms

• helluvalot

Related terms

• hella, helluv

Translations

very, intense, intensely

• Swedish: sjujäkla, sjujävla

See also

• heckuva
• hella