"Dat was hella sick"
by Raddichio February 15, 2005

a combined version of the words, Hell, and of, used to show an extreme extent or amount. This phrase is primarily used in California.
That movie was hella good.
by Ch. Martin April 29, 2006

Alicia thinks Nicole is hella fine.
Nicole thinks Alicia is a hella hick.
There were hella people there.
Nicole thinks Alicia is a hella hick.
There were hella people there.
by Alicia Leafgeen June 26, 2006

by oceanflower22 October 19, 2019

The metric "hella" is commonly used unit of measurement. Exactly half a shit- ton and 12 metric assloads. This is also 1/20th of a fuck-ton.
Person 1: I have hella sex slaves in my basement.
Person 2: Yeah, but I have twice as much as you.
Person 1: True, you have an assload of slaves
Person 2: Yeah, but I have twice as much as you.
Person 1: True, you have an assload of slaves
by Rigo36 July 28, 2016

Hella came from the Black Panthers in Oakland, Ca. in the early 1970's. It was used in place of "hell of" meaning to "have an excess of". Most commonly used to describe the level of badness something may have. Today it can be used by everyone who wants to describe how good or bad anything is.
"That A's game was hella bad last night!" or "Those diamond studded boots are hell bad." or "My arm hella itches". or "I'm hella stoked!"
by Hella from Oaktown April 29, 2015
