hella
- adverb
- /ˈhɛlə/
- Slang
- You got me feeling hella good
- hella good
- hella cool
- look hella
What up, Kelly, I'm hella down for whatevs.
- What up, Kelly, I'm hella down for whatevs.
- I was going to say he probably hella mad at me.
- There's no like white cast, you turn and it's hella reflective.
- I have a Mofi charger, which I'm sure is hella dead.
- And she had just had a recent run in with the Prince, who was like hella charming.
- And when I went on the website, I noticed that it was hella pricey.
- But people are getting hella Irish man and, and you know what, it's a joyous day.
Examples
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It's hella fun.
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I know how we can finish hella fast.
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So I opened it hella quick and he just put hey.
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Go back in next morning, up hella early.
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Anything truly worth doing requires hella hard work.
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I feel like that one star was hella generous.
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The uniform you wore earlier looked hella better than this.
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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.
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I feel hella excited about the concert this weekend.
Synonyms
To a large degree
Shows that something is very strong or important
To show strong feeling or degree
An informal way to say something is very impressive or large to show strong feeling
To emphasize something, like saying very
Adds emphasis to say something is very strong
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
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'.