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hella

hella

8 9.9
A word people use to mean very
  • adverb
  • /ˈhɛlə/
  • Slang
translation icon : muy
  • You got me feeling hella good
  • hella good
  • hella cool
  • look hella

What up, Kelly, I'm hella down for whatevs.

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Examples

  • It's hella fun.

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  • I know how we can finish hella fast.

  • So I opened it hella quick and he just put hey.

  • Go back in next morning, up hella early.

  • Anything truly worth doing requires hella hard work.

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  • I feel like that one star was hella generous.

  • The uniform you wore earlier looked hella better than this.

  • It gets hella cold in winter without the heating, and hella hot in summer.

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  • Now if you want your skin to look hella smooth, this Charlotte Tilbury powder looks so good.

  • I feel hella excited about the concert this weekend.

Synonyms

very
vshella
1.0

To a large degree

is slangy informal emphasis rather than this neutral intensifier
damn
vshella
  • NSFW
7.5

Shows that something is very strong or important

is informal emphasis but without the explicit vulgar tone
awfully
vshella
351 1.4

To show strong feeling or degree

is a casual intensifier used informally rather than mainly indicating excess
helluva
vshella
  • Informal
24 9.9

An informal way to say something is very impressive or large to show strong feeling

is used more generally to intensify qualities without praise
frightfully
vshella
  • UK
12 6.0

To emphasize something, like saying very

is an informal intensifier used broadly not regionally marked
ultra
vshella
  • Informal
4 4.4

Adds emphasis to say something is very strong

is a general informal intensifier rather than only the highest degree

Antonyms

885 1.0

A little, not very much

How Intense

extremely
1.0
hella
  • Slang
8 9.9
very
1.0
somewhat
816 2.0
slightly
885 1.0

Surface Forms

hella positive

Etymology

Hella is Bay Area slang that many people think comes from the phrase hell of a, which people used to add strong feeling. That's why hella is used like the words 'very' or 'extremely'.