hella
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English
Etymology 1
Related to "a hell of a". Originally Northern California slang. Also helluv.
Adjective
hella (not comparable)
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Superlative |
- (slang, chiefly N CA) Intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many.
- There are hella people here.
- (slang, chiefly N CA) a lot; or, a hell of a lot.
- We paid hella for that Chinese cuisine.
Synonyms
- (Intensifier; much or many): mad
Adverb
hella (not comparable)
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Positive |
Superlative |
- (slang, chiefly N CA) Intensifier (modifies verbs); to a large extent; totally; very much.
- I can't tell you how much I hella love the new track.
- Jane was driving away, and the door was open, so I hella ran for it.
- Oh, today's Cyrell's bday. We hella sang her happy birthday at the spot.
- (slang, chiefly N CA) Intensifier (modifies adjectives); to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly.
- I guess she seems hella stoned in her commercial.
- I've been a Star Wars fan since I was hella young.
Synonyms
- (extremely, modifies adjectives): wicked (NE US)
Interjection
hella
- (slang, chiefly N CA) For sure; totally; hell yeah; used as a strong affirmation of something that was just said, accomplished, or revealed.
- "We definitely rocked that shit man!" "Hella!"
Related terms
Quotations
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
Etymology 2
Shortened form, or elision, of phrases like "hell have", approximating casual speech in writing.
Contraction
hella
References
- Waksler, Rachelle (San Francisco State University), "A HELLA New Specifier". [1]
Finnish
Etymology
From the noun helle.
Noun
hella (stem hell-*)
