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 • Dec. 18, 2025

Westside 5ive: This is the epicenter, it was hella cracking at this time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

Santos has a lot on his plate right now: His hella suspicious finances are under investigation, and Brazil is reopening a fraud case related to his alleged use of a stolen checkbook in 2008.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2023

“It’s like 16 different spices — it’s like hella stuff in that thing.”

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2022

“It means you’re hella cute, Moss, and boys should be throwing themselves at you,” said Shamika, and her earrings tinkled as she laughed.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro