hella

American  

[hel-uh] / ˈhɛl ə /

adverb

1. very; extremely.

   Those pictures were hella good.

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adjective

1. great in number, measure, or degree; many; much.

   We all ate hella cake last night.

Etymology

Origin of hella

First recorded in 1980–85; probably shortening of helluva

Example Sentences

You see, like its siblings, the E-Ray is hella loud.

From The Wall Street Journal

My jazz instructor Mr. O put me onto hella jazz.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's just a lot of observation," said Hella Van Den Beemt, the centre's lead therapist.

From BBC

“I’d be hella awake if I went to work after this,” Ballesteros said.

From Los Angeles Times

The song has been used in various TikTok memes, and Cosmopolitan put it top of its playlist of Sad Songs to Blast When You're Feeling Hella Moody.

From BBC