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a san francisco bay area term synonymous with 'very'
she drove hella far to get here!

donna is hella cool.
hella by kayla December 2, 2003
i guess what people in northen california say instead of very or a lot.
clear: that was hella cool!!!!
jason: no don't ever say that again because you're not from northern california
clear: :( fine
jason: yeah that's what i thought
hella by clear September 26, 2004
it often replaces the word very, extremly or a lot. popular slang term in northern and central california and may be used nation wide. it came from the expression "hell of a" contracted into one word.
"That shit was hella cool!" or "There was hella people at the show last night"
or "that was hella fucking stupid"
hella by triple 7 February 20, 2005
A word that basicaly means "really", but it just sounds cooler. You can also use it to spot the posers, because they'll use it in every sentence after you use it.
Hella by Steph November 1, 2003
1) A lot
2) Very
3) "Yes" "Yeah"
4) Hell yeah or Hell yes
Man, I'm hella drunk

- Wanna go drinkin?
- Hella!
hella by raw 907 July 17, 2006
1. A North California word meaning "so" or "really". 2. A word that in it's most annoying form means "a lot of". 3. The most annoying word in the history of the civilized world. 4. A world that will, sadly and pathetically, start to involuntarily flow from your mouth if you go to school in North Cali for more than a month.
1. That party was hella awesome!
2. Dude, they had hella weed!

How it should used:
Person 1: That was hella sweet!
Person 2: You just said hella!
(Person 1 smacks head on some hard object near by)
Person 1: Just shoot me, please.
hella by Jenn Marie July 23, 2005