hella

adv

Etymology: Related to a hell of a. Originally Northern California slang. Compare helluv, helluva.

1. Intensifier, modifying 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.”

2. Intensifier, modifying 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.”

contraction

Etymology: Shortened form, or elision, of phrases like "hell have", approximating casual speech in writing.

1. Contraction of Hell + have.

   “Where the hella you been?”

det

Etymology: Related to a hell of a. Originally Northern California slang. Compare helluv, helluva.

1. An intensifier, signifying an abundance of a thing; much or many.

   “There are hella people here.”

   “Now, let’s talk bidness. I got nothing for you. Wrong. You got hella cash.”

intj

Etymology: Related to a hell of a. Originally Northern California slang. Compare helluv, helluva.

1. 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!"”

name

1. Any of various place names.

pron

Etymology: Related to a hell of a. Originally Northern California slang. Compare helluv, helluva.

1. A lot; very much.

   “We paid hella for that Chinese cuisine.”