hel

3 9.9

A quick online message asking someone to help you urgently

other

Texting

: ayuda

I need hel right now!

Examples

When his game froze, he quickly typed hel in the group chat.
Can anyone give me hel?
She posted hel on the forum when she couldn't log in to her account.
During the online meeting, someone wrote hel after losing their connection.
When his computer crashed, he quickly typed hel in the chat to ask for help.
In the middle of the game, she typed hel in the group chat when she got stuck.
He sent a message saying hel to the forum, hoping someone could assist him.

Synonyms

to shout for help

vshel

1 1.0

Call out loudly to ask someone to come to you when you are in danger

is instead a quick informal typed plea often seen in chat messages

Antonyms

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

neglect

94 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

Surface Forms

hel main

Etymology

The word hel is an informal, often misspelled online form of help that comes from typing quickly or leaving off the last letter. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone in a chat who needs 'help' so fast they only write hel, which is why it now means an urgent ask for help in messages.