In Northern California, people tend to name quantities of various items slightly different. The 1st is one, the 2nd is two, the 3rd and beyond are hella.
by tttheresa December 21, 2006
Get the Hella mug.1. Originated in Oakland in the mid-70s.
2. Was originally pronounced "hell of" (NOT "hell of a").
3. Examples:
4. Was funny because it confused people.
5. First used in a movie: E.T. (1982). Boy looks in fridge and mumbles to himself, "there's nothin' but hella shit in here."
6. Kids began to say "heck of" to keep from getting in trouble w/ parents.
2. Was originally pronounced "hell of" (NOT "hell of a").
3. Examples:
4. Was funny because it confused people.
5. First used in a movie: E.T. (1982). Boy looks in fridge and mumbles to himself, "there's nothin' but hella shit in here."
6. Kids began to say "heck of" to keep from getting in trouble w/ parents.
by DontCallItYayArea August 07, 2006
Get the Hella mug.a word that is used to say a lot of something, or really, or very much so. Usually used by awesome people, and usually heard in the Northern region of California, such as the bay area, and the areas that closely surround it. It originated in the Bay. Many people that aren't from these areas don't understand it's usage and to many of them, it is offensive to their ears. Why you ask? It is one of the many unsolved mysteries of the world. It is usually a large part of the people who say it's vocabulary, and it is usually said nonchalantly and unknowingly. HELLA. learn it. use it. love it. embrace it. if you don't want to then you should probably just pull a Vincent Vangough right about now.
"Damn, I am hella stoned right now."
"Wow, there are hella people downtown tonight."
"stfu, your hella dumb."
"Wow, there are hella people downtown tonight."
"stfu, your hella dumb."
by I am the definition of Hella. March 25, 2009
Get the Hella mug.The word "Hella" actually is known within California as being a "Northern" California term. Gwen Stefani used it in her song "Hella Good" as a tongue in cheek ode to her Northern Californian friends who would say it alot.
Used to overexaggerate adjectives in place of "really", "very". Also used to convey large numbers.
Used to overexaggerate adjectives in place of "really", "very". Also used to convey large numbers.
The food was really good. = The food was "hella" good.
There was alot of people there. = There were "hella" people there.
There was alot of people there. = There were "hella" people there.
by Chase Manhattan July 20, 2008
Get the Hella mug.Hellas, or Έλλας, is the Hellenic name for the region more commonly known as Greece, which is anglicized from the the name the Barbaroi Romaioi used, Graecia. Historically, Hellas was a disunified region due to its mountainous region, creating diversity and of course, fighting that made them manly enough so that Megas Alexandros could use some of them alongside his Makedonian Greeks in smashing the PERSAI. Although the Diadochoi power wasn't in Mainland Hellas, Hellas there was still known for the FIRST ZOO in the world (even the term Zoo is derived from ζωον, meaning animals) as well as some of the largest ships in ancient history (Zheng He and his treasure ships would have to wait one and three fifths of a millenia), as well as the invention of many war machines such as the lithoboloi and the katapeltai (katapeltai first indicated in Syrakousai, a Hellenic city in Trinakrie). Hellas' most important contribution to the modern world is that it defended democracy by buttwhooping the Italians under Mussolini, and delaying the Nazis enough to get General Winter activated to freeze Nazi ass, even though the leader of Hellas was Fascist himself.
Detractors of Hellenes, largely the Skopioi, say Hellass (ironically revering the actual name rather than using the name defiled by the ROMAIOI) because they envy the Hellenic contributions of the world: The Skopioi didn't have a republic in the 19th century!
Detractors of Hellenes, largely the Skopioi, say Hellass (ironically revering the actual name rather than using the name defiled by the ROMAIOI) because they envy the Hellenic contributions of the world: The Skopioi didn't have a republic in the 19th century!
by HellasFTW December 20, 2010
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Anyone who says it's not from NorCal is a hella big idiot.
Especially ppl from Las Vegas... fags
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Anyone who says it's not from NorCal is a hella big idiot.
Especially ppl from Las Vegas... fags
by nilesgamer January 22, 2008
Get the Hella mug.Possibly the dumbest adjective that the world of slang has ever known. Its been proven that it sounds stupid with every word in the english language. 96% of people that use the word are proven to be total losers. A person that uses this word as a serious adjective immediately becomes unattractive to the opposite sex, exept if used in front of "copter pilot"
That guy just got hella air off that jump bro!
Whoa, brody, check out that hella rad Jeep dude!
If you see Brody, Quinn, Tristan, Hayden, Elijah, Fallon, Luca, Ryder, Atticus or Ella, tell them that they have hella stupid names!
Whoa, brody, check out that hella rad Jeep dude!
If you see Brody, Quinn, Tristan, Hayden, Elijah, Fallon, Luca, Ryder, Atticus or Ella, tell them that they have hella stupid names!
by Freightrain47 July 20, 2016
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