Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hel-uh]
- /ˈhɛl ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hel-uh]
- /ˈhɛl ə/
Definitions of hella word
- adverb hella very; extremely: Those pictures were hella good. 1
- adjective hella great in number, measure, or degree; many; much: We all ate hella cake last night. 1
- noun hella (slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many. 1
- pronoun hella (Slang) (chiefly Northern California) a lot; or, a hell of a lot. 0
- adverb hella (Slang) (chiefly Northern California) Intensifier (modifies verbs); to a large extent; totally; very much. 0
- adverb hella (Slang) (chiefly Northern California) Intensifier (modifies adjectives); to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of hella
First appearance:
before 1980 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1980-85; probably shortening of helluva
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hella
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hella popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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