hellified

English

Alternative forms

• hellafied

Etymology

By surface analysis, hellify (“to make hellish”) +‎ -ed.

Adjective

hellified (not comparable)

1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) Extremely good or impressive.
   • 1992 December 15, “Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang”, in Andre R. Young, Tracy Curry, Calvin Broadus, Leon Haywood (lyrics), Andre R. Young (music), The Chronic‎^[1], performed by Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Doggy Dogg, Death Row Records:

     Falling back on that ass; with a hellified gangster lean.

   • 2010, Trice Hickman, Playing the Hand You're Dealt: A Novel, Washington, D.C.: Platinum Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 209:

     Even though Mother grated on my last nerve with her phony pretense, I had to give her credit, she knew how to throw a hellafied party.

Related terms

• hellifying

 

Verb

hellified

1. simple past and past participle of hellify

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2024) “hellified adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
• “hellafied”, in The Right Rhymes, launched 2013.