hella
see also: Hella
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈhɛl.ə/
Determiner
  1. (slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many.
    There are hella people here.
Synonyms
  • (intensifier; much or many) bare, mad
Pronoun
  1. (slang, chiefly Northern California) A lot; very much.
    We paid hella for that Chinese cuisine.
Adverb

hella (not comparable)

  1. (slang, chiefly Northern California) 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.
    Oh, today's Cyrell's bday. We hella sang her happy birthday at the spot.
  2. (slang, chiefly, US) Intensifier (modifies 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.
    • 2014, Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off":
      "And to the fella over there / With the hella good hair / Won't you come on over, baby / We can shake, shake, shake"
Synonyms
  • s extremely, modifies adjectives wicked (especially northeastern US)
Interjection
  1. (slang, chiefly Northern California) 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!"
Related terms
Hella
Proper noun
  1. Any of various place names.



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