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hella
[ hel-uh ]
/ ˈhɛl ə /
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adverb
very; extremely: Those pictures were hella good.
adjective
great in number, measure, or degree; many; much: We all ate hella cake last night.
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Origin of hella
First recorded in 1980–85; probably shortening of helluva
Words nearby hella
helium flash, helium I, helium II, helix, hell, hella, hellacious, Helladic, Hellas, hellbender, hellbent
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