heckuva

[hek-uh-vuh]

adjective

Informal.

1. heck of a.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heckuva¹

A phonetic spelling representing heck of a in continuous rapid speech

Example Sentences

Gottlieb put on a brave face, and coached a heckuva game as she led her team to next weekend’s Sweet 16 in Spokane, Wash. But it’s a Sweet 16 that has lost its flavor.

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Essentially, DirecTV wants to give its customers extra subscription options that will also help it to save money in carriage fees paid to Disney—which can charge a heckuva lotta cash for an all-or-nothing parcel containing all the aforementioned brand names.

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When somebody told me he was Blake, I was like, they must do a heckuva job on him with props and costumes and makeup.

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He pitched a heckuva ballgame.”

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“A jolt of energy, man, it was fun, I had a blast, it was a heckuva challenge, I got to sit there and push guys but also watch guys come into their own in this league,” he said.

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